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The Assassination Of Marie Antoinette's Reign Of Terror

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The crowning jewel of this character assassination was the opposing council’s accusation that she had sexually abused her son (Cadbury, 207). After Marie Antoinette’s execution, her daughter was exiled from France. Her son is said to have died under mysterious circumstances, and it is believed that her son endured frequent physical abuse while imprisoned (Cadbury, 332). Furthermore, the end of the monarchy marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror in which thousands of people died, mostly of unjust causes. France descended into chaos just like Brissot had feared. Most of these points of evidence would not be able to stand alone, but together create a strong case for the unfair trying of King Louis XVI. Of course, all evidence that exists

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