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The Fatal Blow: The French Monarchy's Last Breath... (French Revolution S03E03)

This is season 3, episode 3 of our series on the French Revolution, covering the lead up to and events of the Battle of Valmy Episode 1 of season 3 is here:    • The First Terror Of The French Revolution ...   The next episode in the season is here:    • The Trial And Execution of Louis XVI (Fren...   The whole playlist of our episodes on the French Revolution is here:    • The French Revolution   This is episode 546 of The Rest Is History. “From this place and from this day forth commences a new era in the world’s history, and you can all say you were present at its birth!” By September 1792, the Prussians, under the leadership of the formidable Duke of Brunswick, were closing in on revolutionary Paris. There, the streets roiled with the clanging of church bells, thousands of volunteers, patriotic songs and slogans, and of course; the dead bodies of all those killed during the September Massacres. It was against this feverish backdrop that on the 20th, the new National Convention - the most democratic of the assemblies yet, with unlimited powers to remake the nation - met at the famous Riding School. And though it was riven by internal rivalries under the contentious three headed triumvirate of Danton, Marat and Robespierre, remake the nation it did. Voting to abolish the monarchy once and for all, the Convention declared the institution of a new world and a new beginning for France, with all state documents from that day forth bearing the immortal words, ‘Year One’. But, with their Prussian enemies baying at the gates, would revolutionary France survive to see more than one year? A great military reckoning was approaching, which would decide the fate of the new Republic and perhaps, universal liberty. As the armies of France and Prussia met for what would prove to be one of the most ideologically significant battles of all time, political tensions were mounting in Paris… Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @restishistorypod   00:00 ‘The monarchy is hereby abolished’ 01:15 Jeremy Corbyn cameo 01:35 One of the oldest monarchies in Europe? 04:10 What was the electoral system they used? 04:20 Why was turnout so poor? 07:40 The war inches closer to Paris 07:55 Who were the members of the Assembly? 08:51 France becomes a republic… 11:37 The state of the war 13:15 The two armies face each other… the wrong way round 14:11 The composition of the army 14:54 The French army assembles 15:15 Goethe 16:11 The assault begins… 17:24 What kind of result was this? 20:01 The news reaches Paris 20:33 The comparison with Ancient Athens 20:57 Political developments in Paris 23:40 Robespierre, Danton, and Marat… 45:05 ‘The traitor of traitors’ Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Producer: Theo Young-Smith Video Editor: Jack Meek Social Producer: Harry Balden Assistant Producer: Tabby Syrett Executive Producers: Jack Davenport + Tony Pastor