He Who Started the Reign of Terror: The Story of Maximilien Robespierre - Biography Book for Kids 9-12 | Children's Biography Books

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What life did Maximilien Robespierre live? How did his actions change an entire nation? Reading historical facts is an interesting way of learning from the events of the past. It’s important to know what happened to rationalize the events of the present times and to also accurately predict what will happen in the future. Get a copy of this book today!

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• Publié par: Speedy Publishing LLC
• Date de parution: 01 décembre 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781541924017
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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He Who Started the Reign of Terror The Story of Maximilien Robespierre
Biography Book for Kids 9-12
Children’s Biography Books



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M aximilien Robespierre is both a hero and a villain of French history. In turbulent times, he took the country to a dark place in order to cleanse it. Read on to find out more about him.




French Revolution






The architect of revolution
M aximilien de Robespierre was a major figure during the French Revolution, which started in 1789. He was a political theorist whose kinder and more humane qualities seem to have gotten swallowed up by his own theories.





Early life
R obespierre was born in Arras, France in 1758. He was the oldest of four children, and the children lost their parents when Robespierre was about six years old.






Maximilien Robespierre






Arras, France







H is mother’s parents raised Robespierre and the other children. This was a kindly act, but the grandparents never stopped reminding the children of how grateful they should be, and of what a failure their father had been. As soon as he was able, Robespierre took on much of the work of caring for the other children.





R obespierre studied in Paris and earned a law degree in 1781. He returned to Arras to practice law. He had a profitable practice, but he was also known for taking on poor clients and charging them little or nothing for his work.