USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -During the Reign of Terror (June 1793 to July 1794) about 17, 000 people were guillotined, including former King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette who were executed at the guillotine in 1793.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the French Revolution, the guillotine became the primary symbol of the Reign of Terror and was used to execute thousands of people, including King Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition. The Reign of Terror, or simply the Terror (la Terreur), was a climactic period of state-sanctioned violence during the French Revolution (1789-99), which saw the public executions and mass killings of thousands of counter-revolutionary ‘suspects’ between September 1793 and July 1794.

Detailed explanation-4: -During the Revolution, the guillotine was continuously moved around Paris. It was first used on the Place de Grève and then the Place du Carrousel (near the Tuileries). It was then moved to the Place de la Révolution (currently the Place de la Concorde) from May 11, 1793 to June 9, 1794.

Detailed explanation-5: -It was originally developed as a more humane method of execution. The origins of the French guillotine date back to late-1789, when Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin proposed that the French government adopt a gentler method of execution.