Lec 6 - Maximilien Robespierre and the French Revolution. European Civilization, 1648-1945 (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 counter-revolutionaries. Under this latter heading were gathered two major groups, urban mercantilists and rural peasants. Relative strength of religious commitment is the major factor in explaining why some regions of France rose up in defense of the monarchy while others supported the Revolution. 00:00 - Chapter 1. The Trial of King Louis XVI and the Death of Marat: A Rock Opera 08:41 - Chapter 2. The Life of Maximilien Robespierre 18:30 - Chapter 3. The Jacobins and the Girondins 26:56 - Chapter 4. Counter-Revolutionary Forces: The Federalist Revolt and the Western Peasants 35:01 - Chapter 5. Revolutionary Fervor in Dechristianized Regions 40:32 - Chapter 6. The Terror: Robespierre's Attempt to Save the Revolution Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Fall 2008.
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Lec 1- Introduction to European Civilization
Lec 2 - Absolutism and the State
Lec 3 - Dutch and British Exceptionalism
Lec 5 - The Enlightenment and the Public Sphere
Lec 8 - Industrial Revolutions
Lec 11 - Why no Revolution in 1848 in Britain
Lec 12 - Why no Revolution in 1848 in Britain
Lec 15 - Imperialists and Boy Scouts
Lec 16 - The Coming of the Great War
Lec 18 - Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning (Guest Lecture by Jay Winters)
Lec 19 - The Romanovs and the Russian Revolution
Lec 20 - Successor States of Eastern Europe