Why The French Revolution Descended Into Madness

The Bastille fell, but the nightmare was just beginning. The true story of the Great Fear.

The Storming of the Bastille was supposed to be a victory for liberty. Instead, it unleashed a wave of paranoia and violence that nearly tore France apart. In Part 2 of our French Revolution series, we cover the immediate, bloody aftermath of July 14, 1789.

From the severed heads paraded through Paris to the "Great Fear" that seized the countryside, discover how the hope of revolution quickly spiraled...