guillotine: (noun) A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for executing people by decapitation. In

Strange French Revolution trends

Chapter 1

Rewriting the clock and calendar

Chapter 2

Bizarre cults and cardboard mountains

Chapter 3

Revolutionary fashion and everyday rebellion

Chapter 4

Bizarre trends of the Reign of Terror

YOUR GOAL

Master of Strange French Revolution trends

Ch 4 · Bizarre trends of the Reign of Terror
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Petit Terror Follies
BETA

misslily Swipe away absurd accusations to discover the weirdest moments of the French Revolution.

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misslily Why toy guillotines were banned for kids

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Why toy guillotines were banned for kids

misslily Miniature, working guillotines became popular children's toys during the revolution.

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The haircut inspired by the executioner

misslily A popular hair trend was inspired directly by the preparation for execution.

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Fun Fact

Guillotine earrings: Wealthy women in Paris wore miniature silver guillotine earrings, complete with tiny dropping blades, as fashionable accessories.

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Glossary
guillotine (noun)
A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for executing people by decapitation. In 1793, fashionable French citizens wore miniature replicas of this execution device as dangling silver earrings.

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Gossip

Would you attend a Victims' Ball?

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Quiz

What was a 'Victim's Ball' (Bal des victimes) during the French Revolution?

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misslily The haircut inspired by the executioner

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Quiz

How did guests at the 'Victims' Balls' greet each other to mimic the guillotine?

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misslily The exclusive victim balls of Paris

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Quiz

What did children use the banned toy guillotines to decapitate?

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misslily The legend of the red banquets

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Quiz

Why did the French government ban miniature toy guillotines for children in late 1793?

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Quiz

What accessories did some wealthy Parisian women wear to show off their dark sense of humor?

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What did the popular women's hairstyle 'coiffure à la victime' mimic?

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Quiz

What color themed banquets were rumored to be hosted by radicals during the Reign of Terror?

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Quiz

What did guests wear around their necks at the exclusive 'Victims' Balls' in Paris?

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