The Unseen Terror
The French Revolution in the Provinces
Published on 28. February 2010
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-84885-325-6 (ISBN)
Description
From the fall of the Bastille to the rise of Napoleon, Paris was the stage for most of the greatest crises of the French Revolution. Indeed, for many historians, the Revolution was a distinctly Parisian phenomenon, restricted to the galleries of the Tuileries and the chambers of the Jacobin Club. But Paris was only one setting for a national terror which was frequently and painfully felt outside the capital. What happened during these momentous years beyond Paris? How did the revolution spread from the capital and how did it affect people living in the provinces? Drawing on newly discovered and unpublished sources which cast fresh light on the lives of everyday men and women caught up in the revolutionary ferment, "The Unseen Terror" vividly portrays the impact of revolution in the French provinces. Focusing on the Charente-Maritime department on the west coast, Richard Ballard explores the course of the Revolution outside the palaces and prisons of the capital, reclaiming the pivotal but long-neglected stories of revolutionary and counter-revolutionary tensions in the French countryside.
"The Unseen Terror" offers many illuminating insights into how and why the revolution took hold so far away from the French capital. It offers a unique glimpse of the violent events of the Revolution 'from below' and is a rich and important contribution to a fuller understanding of French history.
"The Unseen Terror" offers many illuminating insights into how and why the revolution took hold so far away from the French capital. It offers a unique glimpse of the violent events of the Revolution 'from below' and is a rich and important contribution to a fuller understanding of French history.
Reviews / Votes
"'I have learned a lot from The Unseen Terror, which will greatly enrich my understanding...Much of Richard Ballard's valuable material about the French Revolution was new to me and I am grateful for the book's clear, unpretentious style. A useful contribution to knowledge of the French Revolution.' - Hugh Brogan, Research Professor, University of Essex"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
15 integrated bw, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
598 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84885-325-6 (9781848853256)
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Person
After reading History at Oxford University, Richard Ballard taught at Eton College, Haileybury College and Westminster School. Since 2003 he has lived in Charente-Maritime in France. He has researched the French Revolution extensively in the region and published a number of articles on the subject.
Content
Map of the Charente-Inferieure
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Chronological Table; Notes on Money and Government
Foreword
Introduction: A Revolution Led by Lawyers
Part One: An Unforeseen Revolution
1. The Old Order Changes
2. Elections, Grievances and Feudal Dues
Part Two: Revolution Becomes Terror
3. A Representative of the People
4. The Terror in Saintes
5. La Rochelle becomes a Frontier Town
6. La Rochelle in Wartime
7. Lequinio's Rochefort
8. Internment in Brouage
Part Three: A Redundant Church
9. The End of the Bishop of Saintes
10. A Tribulation of Oath Takers
11. National Property and Closed Convents
12. Disappearing Priests
13. Persecution and Reinstatement
Part Four: Revolution in One Village
14. Hope and Disillusion
15. War and Education
Conclusion: An Eye to the Future
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgements
List of Illustrations
Chronological Table; Notes on Money and Government
Foreword
Introduction: A Revolution Led by Lawyers
Part One: An Unforeseen Revolution
1. The Old Order Changes
2. Elections, Grievances and Feudal Dues
Part Two: Revolution Becomes Terror
3. A Representative of the People
4. The Terror in Saintes
5. La Rochelle becomes a Frontier Town
6. La Rochelle in Wartime
7. Lequinio's Rochefort
8. Internment in Brouage
Part Three: A Redundant Church
9. The End of the Bishop of Saintes
10. A Tribulation of Oath Takers
11. National Property and Closed Convents
12. Disappearing Priests
13. Persecution and Reinstatement
Part Four: Revolution in One Village
14. Hope and Disillusion
15. War and Education
Conclusion: An Eye to the Future
Bibliography
Index