Estates of the realm composed of the former representatives of the three estates stepping up to govern along with an emergency committee in the power vacuum existing after the Bourbon monarchy fled Paris. Among the Assembly was Maximilien de Robespierre, an influential member of the Jacobins who would years later become instrumental in the turbulent period of violence and political upheaval in France known as the Reign of Terror (5 September 1793 – 28 July 1794). Whilst the estates were never formulated in a way that prevented social mobility, the English (subsequently the British) parliament was long based along the classic estate lines being
Reign of Terror (Sleigh Bells album) In August 2012, Sleigh Bells headlined Europe, toured the US West Coast with the hardcore punk band Refused, then announced a September–November 2012 tour with DJ AraabMuzik. The stage production for early tours in support of "Reign of Terror" was described by Miller as being, "so dark that it's hard to see the crowd." The stage set-up consisted simply of a black-and-white American flag backdrop and a wall of stacked Marshall amplifiers. Susan Shepard of "Rolling Stone", Mario Tarradell of "The Dallas Morning News" and Harley Brown of Consequence of Sound all described the stage set-up as being "minimal", with