1.39 The September Massacres Part I
Slaughter erupts in Paris as the Prussian Army advances on the capital. Fuelled by a deadly mixture of panic and rumours, the people of Paris seek to eliminate the enemy within by murdering the city's prisoners. The September Massacres of 1792 were a turning point of the French Revolution.
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1.39.1 The Survival of Saint-Méard - Witness the fascinating trial of Saint-Méard during the September Massacres of 1792.
1.39.2 John Moore's Diary - Hear from John Moore's Diary (2 September 1792) as he retells the horror of the September Massacres and the false rumours which inspired them.
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