Dechristianization of France during the French Revolution itself. There has been much scholarly debate over whether the movement was popularly motivated. The French Revolution initially began with attacks on church corruption and the wealth of the higher clergy, an action with which even many Christians could identify, since the Roman Catholic church held a dominant role in pre-revolutionary France. During a two-year period known as the Reign of Terror, the episodes of anti-clericalism grew more violent than any in modern European history. The new revolutionary authorities suppressed the church; abolished the Catholic monarchy; nationalized church property; exiled 30,000 priests and killed hundreds more. In October 1793 the
The Reign of Terror (Doctor Who) 1987. An audio version of this serial was released on CD by BBC Audio in February 2006, with Ford providing linking narration and an interview. This was later included in "The Lost TV Episodes: Collection 1" box set in August 2010, alongside an additional CD with interviews and original camera scripts. The serial was released on VHS by BBC Video in November 2003, containing the four existing episodes of "The Reign of Terror" alongside unreleased episodes of "The Faceless Ones" and "The Web of Fear". 2 Entertain released the serial on DVD in January 2013, with animation of the missing