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French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes.

Historical image related to French Revolution: Ninety dissident Roman Catholic priests are executed by drowning at Nantes. from November 16, 1793

French Revolution

Revolution in France from 1789 to 1799

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France which began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the Coup of 18 Brumaire on 9 November 1799. Many of the revolution's ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, and…
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Drownings at Nantes

Executions in France during the Reign of Terror (1793–94)

The drownings at Nantes were a series of mass executions by drowning during the Reign of Terror in Nantes, France, that occurred between November 1793 and February 1794. During this period, anyone arrested and jailed for not consistently supporting the Revolution, or suspected…
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Nantes

Prefecture and commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Nantes is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the sixth largest in France, with a population of 320,732 in Nantes proper and a metropolitan area of nearly 1 million inhabitants (2020). With…
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