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Barras: Corrupt Power Behind The Thermidorian Scene
- Paul Barras rose from modest nobility to become a corrupt but politically shrewd Thermidorian power broker.
- His patronage and knack for backroom maneuvering made him pivotal in post-Terror politics.
How The New Constitution Alienated Voters
- The Constitution of Year III restricted the franchise and centralized power away from the masses.
- The decree of two-thirds stacked the legislature to block the rising Right and deepened political divisions.
The White Terror's Role In Post-Terror France
- The 'white terror' saw conservative violence against Jacobins and radicals after Robespierre's fall.
- It was less organized than the Jacobin Terror but widely punitive and destabilizing.