milkeybar kid Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/news/2245853/ancestry-put-execution-records Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 This ties in nicely with tonight's BBC2 program about Robespierre at 8pm [:)]Robespierre and the French Revolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Could someone please record the BBC prog and copy onto dvd for me as I cant get UK progs. Then post it. I'll meet the costs of course.Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosub Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 Unfortunately it's about the only thing apart from doing the washing up the Humax box can't do, but if you are out and about in your passion waggon, you can stop off here and watch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 That program was certainly an eye-opener. I always thought (school teachings) it was simply the 'peasants' revolt against the rich and had no idea that the 'witch-hunt' was so widespread and intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibault Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 An excellent programme. I thought the parallels with Hitler, Stalin etc regarding the use of state terror very interesting. Tracing the evolution of the Committee for Public Safety's thinking using various speeches shows how increasingly remote and cut off from reality they became and how easily they turned towards the idea of killing people who merely "looked" as if they did not support the government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I'd really be interested in seeing that programme too. By any chance, will it be played again this week end ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 [quote user="Frenchie"]I'd really be interested in seeing that programme too. By any chance, will it be played again this week end ? [/quote]The program is repeated on BBC1, Thursday 16th July at 1.30am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchie Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Merci Clair !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weegie Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 [quote user="Bugbear"]That program was certainly an eye-opener. I always thought (school teachings) it was simply the 'peasants' revolt against the rich and had no idea that the 'witch-hunt' was so widespread and intense.[/quote]It wasn't called "The Terror" for nothing.[:)] At school we were taught about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patf Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 There were repercussions in other parts of France too - eg the Vendée. The peasants rebelled against the Revolutionary Government and up to 400,000 were brutally slaughtered.Tag has written a book about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 I've had three months+ of the french revolution with son and heir (studying european history) so, now his exams are over, it seemed too much like homework to watch!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thibault Posted July 13, 2009 Share Posted July 13, 2009 [quote user="Weegie"][quote user="Bugbear"]That program was certainly an eye-opener. I always thought (school teachings) it was simply the 'peasants' revolt against the rich and had no idea that the 'witch-hunt' was so widespread and intense.[/quote]It wasn't called "The Terror" for nothing.[:)] At school we were taught about.[/quote] Yes, that's true. However, most people seem to think The Terror was about chopping the heads off aristos, rather than a general Terror against the whole population. By the way, next week's programme is about Louis XIV and the building of Versailles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owens88 Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 Is Captain Jack Harkness listed? Just anticipating a future Torchwood episode. (sorry for lowering the tone) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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