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Justice and retribution

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Louis was tried, found guilty of treason, and executed in January 1793, with Jacobins arguing the King must die so the Republic could live.

AQA · 2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792–1795 (study guide)

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2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815 (A-level only) – The emergence and spread of the Terror, September 1792–1795 (AQA A-Level)

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