The Terror: An Assassination in Paris (Part 1)
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The Terror: An Assassination in Paris (Part 1)

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 20, 20261 hr 25 min

How did the infamous murder of Jean-Paul Marat, one of the great firebrands of the French Revolution, unleash the bloody Terror? Why did the clashing political factions of the Revolution escalate the fractious atmosphere in France? And, which other apocalyptic threats saw the French masses clamouring for the blood of their brothers? Join Dominic and Tom as they launch into one of the most violent events in all world history: The Reign of Terror in Revolutionary France, and the murder of Marat, which served as one of its catalysts. _______ ...

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Oh Frenchman, a little longer, and all that will remain of you is the memory of your existence.

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How long, Frenchman, will you put up with disorder and divisions? Oh Frenchman, a little longer, and all that will remain of you is the memory of your existence. Already the provinces are marching on Paris. Only half of our empire burns with the fire of discord and civil war.

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There is still a way to extinguish it, but that way must be swift. Already the vilest of villains, Mara, whose name alone is the image of all crimes, is falling under the avenging blade, shaking the mountain and making Donton and Rosepierre pale, those other brigands seated on this bloody throne.

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Your peace depends on the execution of the law. I am not undermining it by killing a marra. Condemned by the universe, he is outside the law. What court will judge me?

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