History A-Level
The mechanics of state terror
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The CPS enforced the Law of Suspects, leading to widespread executions by guillotine, with the Law of 22 Prairial accelerating trials.
Topics that use The mechanics of state terror
- 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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