The astonishing story of one of the leading women of the French Revolution-and of her own ironic but grisly end at the guillotine-is told with typical intensity and passion by master storyteller John Abbott in this gripping account of the events leading up to the infamous Reign of Terror. Marie-Jeanne Phlippon Roland, better known as Madame Roland, and her husband, Jean-Marie Roland de la Plati???re, were leading supporters of the initial ideals of equality and freedom which they presumed the French revolutionaries sought. ...
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The astonishing story of one of the leading women of the French Revolution-and of her own ironic but grisly end at the guillotine-is told with typical intensity and passion by master storyteller John Abbott in this gripping account of the events leading up to the infamous Reign of Terror. Marie-Jeanne Phlippon Roland, better known as Madame Roland, and her husband, Jean-Marie Roland de la Plati???re, were leading supporters of the initial ideals of equality and freedom which they presumed the French revolutionaries sought. As such, they became the leaders of what was known as the Girondist faction during those tumultuous events. The Girondists campaigned for the end of the monarchy but then found themselves at odds with the increasing violence and extremist nature of the radicals. Madame Roland began her political involvement as secretary to her husband, who was appointed minister of the interior of the government of 1792. This was a particularly dangerous post to occupy, as the radicals, still waiting to finally dispose of the French king, viewed the ministry as representing the crown, even though Madame Roland-and her husband-actively worked to persuade the king to accept the demands of the revolutionaries. Her June 1792 letter to the king, which urged him to publicly pledge his loyalty and cooperation to the new republic or face serious unrest, led to her husband's dismissal as minister. Then, as she and her husband publicly opposed the worst excesses of the ongoing Revolution, the couple became equally unpopular with the revolutionaries as well, who now regarded them as conservatives. In June 1793, Madame Roland was, along with her husband, arrested by the radical faction under the leadership of Robespierre, charged with treason and thrown into prison. Although there were no real grounds for the charge, a guilty sentence was inevitable as it became clear that the trial was part of Robespierre's plot to destroy his Girondist opposition. In November 1793, Madame Roland suffered the fate of so many other innocent people of the time, and was beheaded in public on the Place de la R???volution, uttering the famous remark for which she is remembered: O Libert???, que de crimes on commet en ton nom! (Oh Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy name!) Contents Chapter I: Childhood Chapter II: Youth Chapter III: Maidenhood Chapter IV: Marriage Chapter V: The National Assembly Chapter VI: The Ministry of M. Roland Chapter VII: Madame Roland and the Jacobins Chapter VIII: Last Struggles of the Girondists Chapter IX: Arrest of Madame Roland Chapter X: Fate of the Girondists Chapter XI: Prison Life Chapter XII: Trial and Execution of Madame Roland
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