As in a number of Frances major cities, civil war erupted in Lyon in the summer of 1793, ultimately leading to a siege of the city and a wave of mass executions. Using Lyon as a lens for understanding the politics of revolutionary France, this book reveals the widespread enthusiasm for judicial change in Lyon at the time of the Revolution, as well as the conflicts that ensued between elected magistrates in the face of radical democratization. Julie Patricia Johnsons investigation of these developments during the bloodiest years of the Revolution offers powerful insights into the passions and the struggles of ordinary people during an extraordinary time.

Julie Patricia Johnson is an associate researcher at the University of Melbourne. She has presented her research at international conferences and has published work in journals such asFrench History andLilith: A Feminist History Journal.

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Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part I: Inspirations

Chapter 1. The Most Polished Town
Chapter 2. Life in the Country
Chapter 3. Crises and Revolution
Chapter 4. The Candle Flares

Part II: Aspirations

Chapter 5. Patriots and Traitors
Chapter 6. A Lively Political Milieu in Lyon
Chapter 7. New Judges
Chapter 8. The First Republic

Part III: Retributions

Chapter 9. Trials and Emotions
Chapter 10. Prison Wars
Chapter 11. Ousting of the Jacobins
Chapter 12. Bastille Day, 1793
Chapter 13. Terror in Lyon

Conclusion

Glossary of Terms
Glossary of Names
Bibliography
Index