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Jacobin Club

1789–1794 · 18th century · Also known as Jacobins

The Jacobin Club was the most influential political club of the French Revolution, named after the former Dominican convent in Paris where it met, the Dominicans being known in France as Jacobins. Under Robespierre it became the centre of radical republicanism and backed the Reign of Terror of 1793–94, and it was closed after his fall. The name Jacobins was later used across Europe for radical republicans and supporters of the French revolutionary cause.

Jacobin Club
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