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The 29 pages that link to Thermidorian Reaction, each with the reason it gives.

• Reign of TerrorRelated: It transformed the end of the Terror into a reaction against its institutions.

• RevolutionBroader topic: It shows how revolutionary coalitions can retreat from radical change and reconfigure the new regime.

• Maximilien RobespierreBroader topic: The reaction brought Robespierre’s government to an abrupt end.

• National ConventionBroader topic: This reversal ended the Convention’s most radical phase and reshaped its government.

• French DirectoryNarrower topic: Its leaders shaped the settlement that became the Directory.

• Georges DantonRelated: Danton’s fall became a point of comparison after Robespierre’s own overthrow.

• Committee of Public SafetyRelated: The reaction ended the committee’s period of dominant executive power.

• French First RepublicRelated: It ended Jacobin dominance and redirected the republic toward conservative rule.

• Law of 22 PrairialRelated: Thermidorian leaders repudiated the law as they dismantled institutions of the Terror.

• White TerrorRelated: It dismantled Jacobin power and opened the path to anti-Jacobin reprisals.

• Paul BarrasRelated: Barras’s rise followed the reaction against the Terror and the overthrow of Robespierre.

• GirondinsRelated: It reopened political space for survivors and former associates of the Girondins.

• Louis Antoine de Saint-JustRelated: Saint-Just was arrested and executed during the overthrow that ended his political influence.

• Revolutionary TribunalRelated: The reaction curtailed the Tribunal and brought its most intense phase to an end.

• Bertrand BarèreRelated: Barère’s influence collapsed when the Convention turned against the committee leadership.

• French DirectoryRelated: Its rejection of Jacobin rule set the political terms for the Directory’s creation.

• Law of SuspectsRelated: The fall of Robespierre’s government helped bring the law’s enforcement to an end.

• Joseph FouchéRelated: Fouché survived the reaction by distancing himself from Robespierre and building new alliances.

• Camille DesmoulinsRelated: It came months after Desmoulins’s execution and reversed the faction that had condemned him.

• Joséphine de BeauharnaisRelated: Its end of the Terror freed Joséphine and reopened her prospects in Paris.

• JacobinsRelated: The reaction ended the Jacobins’ dominance and reversed many policies associated with their leadership.

• Jean-Lambert TallienBroader topic: Tallien became a prominent participant in the reaction following the coup.

• Georges CouthonRelated: Couthon’s arrest and execution were immediate consequences of this political reversal.

• Albert SoboulRelated: Soboul’s account of revolutionary decline places this reaction after the radical phase.

• François-Noël BabeufRelated: Its rollback of revolutionary measures helped turn Babeuf toward opposition to the Directory.

• Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-VarenneRelated: Billaud-Varenne helped overthrow Robespierre, then became a target of the reaction against radical rule.

• Augustin RobespierreRelated: It brought Augustin’s arrest and the collapse of the Robespierre faction.

• François HanriotBroader topic: Hanriot’s execution preceded the dismantling of the political order he had defended.

• Jean-Marie Collot d'HerboisRelated: Collot was accused and politically attacked as the Convention repudiated the Terror.