THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
Soon after America had ceased to be memorable, the French Revolution
broke out (in France). This, like all other Revolutions, was chiefly
due to Liberty, Fraternity, Equality, etc., but also to the writings of
Madame Tousseau, the French King’s mistress, who believed in everyone
returning to a state of nature and was therefore known as _la belle
sauvage_.
The French Revolution is very interesting and romantic; quite near the
beginning of it Dante and Robespear, the revolutionary leaders (or
_Jacobites_ as they were called), met in the beautiful and historic
Chamber of Horrors at Versailles and decided to massacre everyone in
September. This was called the _Glorious First of June_ and was done in
accordance with a new _National Convention_. Memorable amongst those
who were massacred were Robespear himself, who was executed in his own
gelatine, and Marat, who was murdered in his bath by Madame Tousseau.