Thermidor: d'après les sources originales et les documents authentiques by Hamel

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Thermidor: d'après les sources originales et les documents authentiques by Hamel

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By Abil Kile Posted on Dec 30, 2025

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Authors: Hamel, Ernest, 1826-1898 Published By : Hamel, Ernest, 1826-1898

Book Language: French

Okay, listen. If you think you know the French Revolution, Hamel's 'Thermidor' is about to mess with your head. This isn't some dry history lesson. It's a minute-by-minute, heart-pounding autopsy of the day they turned on Robespierre. Forget the simple story of good guys vs. bad guys. Hamel digs into the original letters, meeting notes, and speeches to show you a tangled web of panic, betrayal, and last-minute alliances. It reads like a political thriller where everyone is lying, the clock is ticking, and the guillotine is waiting. The real mystery isn't *what* happened on 9 Thermidor, but *how* it could possibly happen so fast. Get ready to question everything you thought you knew.

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§ 19. The Attitude of the Roman Government toward Christians, A. D. 138 to A. D. 192 § 20. The Literary Defence of Christianity Chapter II. The Internal Crisis: The Gnostic And Other Heretical Sects § 21. The Earlier Gnostics: Gnosticism in General § 22. The Greater Gnostic Systems: Basilides and Valentinus § 23. Marcion § 24. Encratites § 25. Montanism Chapter III. The Defence Against Heresy § 26. The Beginnings of Councils as a Defence against Heresy § 27. The Apostolic Tradition and the Episcopate § 28. The Canon or the Authoritative New Testament Writings § 29. The Apostles’ Creed § 30. Later Gnosticism § 31. The Results of the Crisis Chapter IV. The Beginnings Of Catholic Theology § 32. The Apologetic Conception of Christianity (A) The Logos Doctrine (B) The Doctrine of the Trinity (C) Moralistic Christianity (D) Argument from Hebrew Prophecy § 33. The Asia Minor Conception of Christianity Period IV. The Age Of The Consolidation Of The Church: 200 to 324 A. D. Chapter I. The Political And Religious Conditions Of The Empire § 34. State and Church under Septimius Severus and Caracalla § 35. Religious Syncretism in the Third Century § 36. The Religious Policy of the Emperors from Heliogabalus to Philip the Arabian, 217-249 § 37. The Extension of the Church at the Middle of the Third Century Chapter II. The Internal Development Of The Church In Doctrine, Custom, And Constitution § 38. The Easter Controversy and the Separation of the Churches of Asia Minor from the Western Churches § 39. The Religion of the West: Its Moral and Juristic Character § 40. The Monarchian Controversies (A) Dynamistic Monarchianism (B) Modalistic Monarchianism § 41. Later Montanism and the Consequences of its Exclusion from the Church § 42. The Penitential Discipline § 43. The Catechetical School of Alexandria: Clement and Origen § 44. Neo-Platonism Chapter III. The First General Persecution And Its Consequences § 45. The Decian-Valerian Persecution § 46. Effects of the Persecution upon the Inner Life of the Church Chapter IV. The Period Of Peace For The Church: A. D. 260 To A. D. 303 § 47. The Chiliastic Controversy § 48. Theology of the Second Half of the Third Century under the Influence of Origen § 49. The Development of the Cultus § 50. The Episcopate in the Church § 51. The Unity of the Church and the See of Rome § 52. Controversy over Baptism by Heretics § 53. The Beginnings of Monasticism § 54. Manichæanism Chapter V. The Last Great Persecution § 55. The Reorganization of the Empire by Diocletian § 56. The Diocletian Persecution § 57. Rise of Schisms in Consequence of the Diocletian Persecution The Second Division Of Ancient Christianity: The Church Under The Christian Empire: From 312 To Circa 750 Period I: The Imperial State Church Of The Undivided Empire, Or Until The Death Of Theodosius The Great, 395 Chapter I. The Church And Empire Under Constantine § 58. The Empire under Constantine and His Sons § 59. Favor Shown the Church by Constantine § 60. The Repression of Heathenism under Constantine § 61. The Donatist Schism under Constantine § 62. Constantine’s Endeavors to Bring about the Unity of the Church by Means of General Synods: The Councils of Arles and Nicæa Chapter II. The Arian Controversy Until The Extinction Of The Dynasty Of Constantine § 63. The Outbreak of the Arian Controversy and the Council of Nicæa, A. D. 325 § 64. The Beginnings of the Eusebian Reaction under Constantine § 65. The Victory of the Anti-Nicene Party in the East § 66. Collapse of the...

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Ernest Hamel's Thermidor is a deep, almost obsessive look at the final, chaotic days of Maximilien Robespierre's rule. Using firsthand sources, Hamel reconstructs the political earthquake of July 1794 (or 9 Thermidor in the revolutionary calendar). The book follows the frantic conspiracy against Robespierre by his fellow revolutionaries, who suddenly saw him as a tyrant. We see the failed speeches, the shouted accusations in the National Convention, the botched arrest, and the final, bloody stand at Paris's city hall. It's the story of how a man who was untouchable one morning became an outlaw by nightfall.

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This book grabbed me because it makes history feel immediate and messy. Hamel doesn't give you clean heroes and villains. Instead, you're in the room with scared politicians making desperate, self-serving moves. You see how rumors spread, how loyalties shattered in an hour, and how the revolutionary government ate its own. It’s less about grand ideals and more about raw, human survival politics. Reading it, you realize revolutions aren't just won by the brave; they're often decided by the most afraid.

Final Verdict

Perfect for history buffs who love primary sources and anyone who enjoys a real-life political thriller. It's not a breezy intro to the French Revolution—you'll get more out of it if you know the basic players. But if you're ready to dive into the gritty, confusing, and utterly fascinating details of a single world-changing day, this is your book. Just be prepared to lose track of time.

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