War in the Vendée was not until the social unrest and the fear of The Terror (a period between 1793–94 where tens of thousands of people were beheaded by use of guillotine) combined with the external pressures from the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (1790) and the introduction of a levy of 300,000 on the whole of France, decreed by the National Convention in February 1793, that the region erupted. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy required all clerics to swear allegiance to it and, by extension, to the increasingly anti-clerical National Constituent Assembly. All but seven of the 160 bishops refused the oath,
Reign of Terror (Sleigh Bells album) The album received a generally positive reception from critics. "Reign of Terror" debuted at number 12 on the "Billboard" 200 and spawned only one single: "Comeback Kid". To promote the album, Sleigh Bells toured across North America and Europe. The writing process for "Reign of Terror" began during the touring cycle for Sleigh Bells' debut album "Treats" in 2010. The song writing for "Reign of Terror" was a more collaborative effort between group members Derek E. Miller and Alexis Krauss, as the majority of the songs on "Treats" were written solely by Miller before Krauss joined the group. Krauss' musical