European Civiliization (1648 1945) with John Merriman: 6. Maximilien Robespierre and the French Revolution ( Yale)

European Civilization, 16481945 (HIST 202) Robespierre s ascetic personal life and severe philosophy of political engagement are attributed by some to his difficult childhood. As a revolutionary, one of his most significant insights was that the Revolution was threatened not only by France s military adversaries abroad, but also by domestic counterrevolutionaries. Under this latter heading were gathered two major groups, urban mercantilists and rural peasants. Relative strength of religious commitment is