He said, “There exists a conspiracy against public liberty; it owes its force to a criminal coalition which intrigues in the very bosom of the
Archives for December 2012
Robespierre and Saint-Just Make Their Move
A dictatorship had, in fact, been spoken of, but it was Saint-Just, on returning from the army, who had uttered this terrible word, in a conference of
The Reign of Terror
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Revolution’s Horrors.IntroductionBy the Reign of Terror, or the
France’s Stock Market Collapses
Today's installment concludes John Law Promotes The Mississippi Bubble,our selection from The Mississippi Bubble - A Memoir of John Law by Louis
Government Declares Currency Price Freezes
Law did then what governments do so often, and always with ill-success: he resorted to forced measures.Continuing John Law Promotes The Mississippi
The Winners Sold Early and Got Out
They took advantage of the rage which led so many to sell their estates -- they purchased them, and thus obtained the real for the
The Scheme to Pay Off France’s Debts
The national debt was fifteen to sixteen hundred million, partly in contracts for perpetual annuities, partly in State notes which would soon be
John Law Promotes The Mississippi Bubble
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Vast Territory for Speculation.IntroductionKnown under the various
Peace Returns to England
Today's installment concludes How The House of Commons Began in England,our selection from The History of England, From the First Invasion by the