France in the long nineteenth century new government. Policy became considerably more radical. The government instituted the "levy-en-masse", where all able-bodied men 18 and older were liable for military service. This allowed France to field much larger armies than its enemies, and soon the tide of war was reversed. The Committee of Public Safety came under the control of Maximilien Robespierre, and the Jacobins unleashed the Reign of Terror (1793–1794). At least 1200 people met their deaths under the guillotine — or otherwise — after accusations of counter-revolutionary activities. In October, the queen was beheaded, further antagonizing Austria. In 1794 Robespierre had ultra-radicals and moderate Jacobins
French history in the English-speaking theatre being suspected and dies (1543). John Crowne wrote "The History of Charles the Eighth of France, or The Invasion of Naples by the French" (1672), based on events during the reign of Charles VIII of France, king from 1483 to 1498. John Dryden and Nathaniel Lee wrote "The Duke of Guise" (1683), based on events during the reign of Henry III of France. Edmund John Eyre wrote "The Maid of Normandy; or, the Death of the Queen of France" (1794) concerning Charlotte Corday's murder of Jean-Paul Marat (1793) during the Reign of Terror. Tom Taylor wrote "Jeanne d'Arc" (1871), based