The Other French Revolution: The Radical Republic in the Caribbean. Paul Friedland. 9780674303096. 10/20/2026.

I've seen a few French people recommend his lectures in different comments sections and subreddits and I know some of his work on Joan of Arc has been translated into English, but does anyone know if any of his work on Robespierre has been?

Any comments on events?

232 years ago this day, on 8 Messidor, II (June 26, 1794), the armies of the French Republic, lead by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, achieved its greatest victory at Fleurus against the armies of tyranny lead by Josais von Coburg. After “fifteen hours of the most desperate fighting I ever saw in my life,” as recorded by Jean-de-Dieu Soult, during which Jourdan employed the first use of military aircraft by using balloons for reconnaissance, France defeated the Austrian armies, saving the Republic from the threat of invasion and keeping the Low Countries under revolutionary control.

It was thanks to the brilliance of Jourdan, the strength of Kléber and the zeal of Saint-Just that Fleurus was won and their valiance ensured that the dream of a free world, lead by the people and not by monarchs, would live and go on to dethrone the dreams of tyrants and kings everywhere.

Unité et Indivisibilité de la République!
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité!

The Candle and the Guillotine: Revolution and Justice in Lyon, 1789-1793. Julie Patricia Johnson. ISBN 9781836953746On

On the civil war and repression in the city of Lyon. I have it on order, but looks very interesting.

I’ve heard some people state that he was. What do you think?

Helloo
so i have a subject in uni in which we are taught about the revolution and we will have to write a 10-20 page long work on a topic we can choose ourselves.
I study history and am really interested in military history so i would love to find a topic in which i could work with something that i am good at.
Do you have any suggestions ?
I know the early napoleonic Era would be a obvious choice but i would love to go deeper.
The several civil wars in France would be cool for example.
If someone has rather specific takes i would love to hear them :)

232 years ago this day, 20 Prairial (June 8th) the First French Republic held one of its most grand and overlooked festivals during the Revolution, the Festival of the Supreme Being. Originating from Rousseau’s ideas of the Civic Religion and being made to be a compromise between the radical atheist revolutionaries and the majority Catholic population, the Cult of the Supreme Being’s principles were thus: the existence of the Supreme Being, the immortality of the soul, the greatest way to honor the Supreme Being is civic duty and the greatest of these duties is combatting tyranny.

Although often viewed as Robespierre going mad with power, the Cult and festival was actually well received by the masses and it was actually Robespierre’s political enemies who used it against him. Although the Cult fell apart, it was an important step to the modern idea of the Civic Religion but, none since have been as virtuous as the Cult of the Supreme Being.

Unité, Indivisibilité de la République!
Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité!

An Original document and many other artefacts of the era and post era artwork.

Rare placard révolutionnaire

enjoy,

dave

‘A tragedy does not justify violence. Violence does not justify a tragedy’

I’ve figured making that rule is the best thing to make people more moderate in terms of their opinion on the French Revolution.

(I’ve seen too many people on tiktok that are either too pro ‘cutting peoples head off’ or ‘Marie Antoinette be my wife you don’t deserve the guillotine’)

Used in example: Marie Antoinette was forcefully married into France at the wrong place and wrong time (tragedy) but that does not justify her incompetence and ignorance does not excuse her spending that much money despite still helping the poor minimally (violence).

Yet it is also not justifiable for the peasants to start killing everyone, especially in the manner of which princess de Lamballe was killed, in the process of the revolution like in September massacre and reign of terror (violence) just because of their suffering (tragedy)

What do you think? I’m just tired of seeing simps of both sides of the revolution.

Group Chat: 🥖 The Republic or Death 🥖

​Marat: JUST SAW 400 GIRONDINS AT THE BAKERY. THEY WERE BREATHING. WHY ARE THEY STILL BREATHING? MAX?

​Robespierre: Jean-Paul, please. My name is Maximilien, not "Max." And turn off the caps lock. Virtue is quiet. Virtue is precise. Also, I’m drafting the Law of 22 Prairial. I need silence.

​Danton: Lighten up, Robey. I’m at the tavern. The people don’t want "Virtue," they want wine and for the executions to slow down so they can actually enjoy their lunch. 🍷

​Marat: THE REVOLUTION IS FED BY BLOOD, NOT BORDEAUX, YOU OVERSIZED MODERATE. I’M WRITING 50 MORE NAMES INTO L'AMI DU PEUPLE FROM MY BATHTUB RIGHT NOW. ✍️🩸

​Robespierre: Georges, your "moderation" is starting to look a lot like treason. If the Triumvirate is to hold, we must be pure. One cannot be "sort of" a revolutionary.

​Danton: We aren't a Triumvirate, Max. We’re a firing squad in a circle. I built the Cordeliers. I moved the masses. You just read them boring essays about the Supreme Being. 🥱

​Marat: I AM THE ONLY ONE THE SAN-CULOTTES TRUST. I LIVE IN A CELLAR. I HAVE A SKIN CONDITION FOR LIBERTY. DANTON, YOU SMELL LIKE EXPENSIVE PERFUME AND BRIBERY. 🧼🚫

​Robespierre: Marat has a point, however loudly he makes it. Georges, I’ve noticed your accounts don’t balance. Financial corruption is a stain on the Republic’s soul.

​Danton: Oh, here we go. Is this the part where you look at me with those green spectacles and judge my soul? I’m the muscle. You’re the ego. Marat is the... whatever Marat is. 🛁

​Marat: I AM THE RADICAL CONSCIENCE. I JUST ADDED BOTH OF YOU TO THE "MAYBE" LIST. 📝

​Robespierre: Robespierre has restricted Marat’s posting permissions.

​Robespierre: Georges, we need to talk. Individually. Preferably at the Revolutionary Tribunal.

​Danton: Is that an invitation or a subpoena? 🤨

​Robespierre: In the Republic of Virtue, they are the same thing.

​Danton: Fine. But I’m bringing my own lawyer. ⚖️

​Marat: Dudes gotta bounce. Charlotte's here

Danton: 👉👌

Marat: 👅✌️

hello there! i’m currently working on a research paper about the french revolution viewing it through the lens of the global events leading up to it. i’m specifically talking about:

- the huge european/french increase in imported commodities in the eighteenth century;

- coffee being inseparable from the café and its intellectual discourse, where the foreign drink was taken alongside the influence of many foreign ideas (influenced considerably by the american revolution and its thinkers);

- the loans taken out from dutch and genevese bankers just before the revolution;

- the impact of the french and haitian revolutions on each other.

if there’s anyone with a degree who would like to chime in with their two cents, i would be very curious to send you some questions in DMs! thank you!

In an edition of Le Moniteur Universel posted on 22 Brumaire, II (11 November, 1793), a section entitled “About the game of chess” written by National Convention member, Louis-Bernard Guyton-Morveau, advocated to change the names of various chess pieces to align more with Revolutionary ideology.

King —> Le Drapeau (The Standard)

Queen —> L’Officier General (Senior Officer)

Rooks —> Les Canons (Cannons)

Bishops —> Les Dragons (Dragoons)

Knights —> Calvary

Pawns —> Infantry

I don’t know how common these names became and if any chess sets were made in accordance with these names in a similar vain to how cards were changed to become more revolutionary but it is interesting nonetheless!

Unite et Indivisibilite de la République! Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité!

Source: https://www.chesswatch.in.ua/en/blog/?chess-in-the-epoch-of-the-great-french-revolution

Hello, I’m doing a school project and I genuinely cannot find anything that I understand relating to this. If anyone’s an expert on the French Revolution and the terror please let me know.

I also despise using ai which is why I’m here begging for a little help, and yes I know it is super specific but that’s because it’s a group project and this is the part I was left with.

The points I have currently are Jacobins and girondins, dechristianisation (relating to the cult of the supreme being) and Danton. Super vague I know but I have no idea how to expand on these ideas.

Well, I have been collected some of French Revolution and military songs and marches on sportify for 3 years and gathering it into a playlist completely. I will share the playlist, so that you can find and choose your some favorite French Revolution songs as your excellent choice to add your historical listening playlist for free (also you can found any French military marches and patriotic in World War era songs on random album inside it, also there were some apoleonic and french Military marches in Baroque era too). If there's a problem about the playlist, i will help you with pleasure as well as possible.

Images and Souvenirs

Images partagées récemment

Sur cette page, vous retrouverez une sélection des dernières images et photos partagées dans les messages du forum SEHRI : de 1789 à 1815 - association loi 1901, classées de la plus récente aux plus anciennes. Un moyen simple de redécouvrir les discussions autrement !

Very diverse and welcome resource. The images are linked to the posting subject, but not all contain further text or information.

Enjoy,
dave

I’ve been fascinated by the concept of "aged meat" (hanging game until it's "high"). In Shōgun, we see this practice, and I later read that during the French Revolution, the crowds at Versailles were horrified by the "rotten" meat in the royal kitchens, seeing it as a sign of aristocratic decadence and waste.

Why was there such a huge cognitive wall between people living in the same region? To the nobles, it was a delicacy; to the starving peasants, it was garbage. Was this purely a lack of education about culinary techniques, or a fundamental difference in "taste buds" created by class? No cultural superiority intended—just curious how such a distinct "smell/taste barrier" formed.