The Committee of General Security was a parliamentary committee of the French National Convention which acted as police agency during the French Revolution. Established as a committee of the Conventio
The Committee of General Security was located in Hôtel de Brionne on the right; it gathered on the first floor. (The Tuileries Palace, which housed the convention, is on the left)
Revolutionary Tribunal
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The Revolutionary Tribunal was a court instituted by the National Convention during the French Revolution for the trial of political offenders. In October 1793, it became one of the most powerful engi
The Tribunal, from La Démagogie en 1793 à Paris by Dauban (H. Plon; 1868)
Accusateur public – Insigne du Tribunal révolutionnaire
Trial of Marie Antoinette on 15 Oct 1793
Sketch of Fouquier-Tinville made during his trial