À la lanterne!” Happy birthday, Camille Desmoulins, revolutionary, journalist extraordinaire, all around gadfly and hero of Hilary Mantel’s classic historical novel A PLACE OF GREATER SAFETY! #camilledesmoulins #hilarymantel #aplaceofgreatersafety #art #drawing #sketchbook #sketch #artistsoninstagram #traditionalart #frenchrevolution #frev

Camille Desmoulins (1760-1794) was one of the most prominent journalists during the French Revolution (1789-1799). A fervent republican, he played an important role in the Storming of the Bastille, when he called the people to arms. Although initially a radical, Desmoulins criticized the excessive violence of the Reign of Terror, leading to his execution on 5 April 1794. https://www.worldhistory.org/Camille_Desmoulins/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #ReignOfTerror #CamilleDesmoulins #Cordelier

The autumn of 1793 saw the Jacobins consolidate their authority in France as the Reign of Terror intensified and the Jacobins' defeated rivals were executed by guillotine. Yet the dominant Jacobins disagreed over the direction the French Revolution (1789-1799) should now take, causing them to devolve into factionalism. The ensuing power struggle ended with a victory for Maximilien Robespierre (... https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2105/power-struggles-in-the-reign-of-terror/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #ReignOfTerror #CamilleDesmoulins #FabreD'Eglantine