History A-Level
Factional coalitions and the fall of Robespierre
What Factional coalitions and the fall of Robespierre means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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Radicals and moderates united against Robespierre after his 8 Thermidor speech appeared to threaten unnamed deputies, leading to his arrest and execution.
Topics that use Factional coalitions and the fall of Robespierre
- The National Convention, the Jacobins and the Terror, 1793–94 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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