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	==[26.08.14] Calendar confusion!==		==[26.08.14] Calendar confusion!==
	~~'''Calendar confusion'''~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-167962-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Calendar confusion!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102153337/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-167962-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2 January 2015\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		The days of far too many [[France\|French]] citizens were numbered during the [[French Revolution\|Revolution]]. However, if intellects of the time had things their way, the dates of their demises might have been recorded in an altogether different fashion.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-167962-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Calendar confusion!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150102153337/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-167962-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=2 January 2015\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	The days of far too many [[France\|French]] citizens were numbered during the [[French Revolution\|Revolution]]. However, if intellects of the time had things their way, the dates of their demises might have been recorded in an altogether different fashion.

	Planet [[Earth]] orbits the sun in a little over 365 days and rotates around its own axis once every 24 hours. Natural rhythms such as these underpin the way we measure time, while many of the names we give its increments recall ancient deities and emperors of yore. All of which must have seemed completely nonsensical to the free thinkers of the French Revolution, who decided to abandon the old ways in favour of their fancy new metric system.		Planet [[Earth]] orbits the sun in a little over 365 days and rotates around its own axis once every 24 hours. Natural rhythms such as these underpin the way we measure time, while many of the names we give its increments recall ancient deities and emperors of yore. All of which must have seemed completely nonsensical to the free thinkers of the French Revolution, who decided to abandon the old ways in favour of their fancy new metric system.
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	==[09.09.14] Marie Antoinette: Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend==		==[09.09.14] Marie Antoinette: Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend==
	[[File:Young Marie Antoinette (Painting).jpg\|thumb]]'''~~Marie Antoinette~~: [[~~Diamond~~\|Diamonds]] aren't a girl's best friend~~'''~~		[[File:Young Marie Antoinette (Painting).jpg\|thumb]][[Marie Antoinette]], the wife of King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]], was frivolous, profligate and aloof. To say that she wasn't especially popular with her subjects would be an understatement. However, her reputation hit an all time low when she became embroiled in the so-called '{{wiki\|Affair of the Diamond Necklace\|Diamond Necklace Affair}}'. Ironically, it had very little to do with her at all.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170621-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Marie Antoinette: Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224134019/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170621-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	[[Marie Antoinette]], the wife of King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]], was frivolous, profligate and aloof. To say that she wasn't especially popular with her subjects would be an understatement. However, her reputation hit an all time low when she became embroiled in the so-called '{{wiki\|Affair of the Diamond Necklace\|Diamond Necklace Affair}}'. Ironically, it had very little to do with her at all.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170621-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Marie Antoinette: Diamonds aren't a girl's best friend\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224134019/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170621-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		It all began when [[Louis XV of France\|Louis XV]] commissioned the jewellers [[Charles Auguste Boehmer\|Boehmer]] & [[Paul Bassenge\|Bassenge]] to create a fabulous [[Diamond\|diamond]] necklace for his mistress, {{wiki\|Madame du Barry}}. It was to surpass all others in its splendour and cost, but the King died before he was able to complete the purchase and Madame du Barry fell out of favour with his successor, Louis XVI.

	It all began when [[Louis XV of France\|Louis XV]] commissioned the jewellers [[Charles Auguste Boehmer\|Boehmer]] & [[Paul Bassenge\|Bassenge]] to create a fabulous diamond necklace for his mistress, {{wiki\|Madame du Barry}}. It was to surpass all others in its splendour and cost, but the King died before he was able to complete the purchase and Madame du Barry fell out of favour with his successor, Louis XVI.

	At this point messrs. Boehmer & Bassenge hoped that the new King would buy the necklace for his wife, but she declined the offer, wisely suggesting that the money might be better spent on [[France]]'s [[French Navy\|Navy]] instead. And so the necklace remained unloved and unsold until a certain {{wiki\|Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy\|Jeanne de la Motte}} entered the picture.		At this point messrs. Boehmer & Bassenge hoped that the new King would buy the necklace for his wife, but she declined the offer, wisely suggesting that the money might be better spent on [[France]]'s [[French Navy\|Navy]] instead. And so the necklace remained unloved and unsold until a certain {{wiki\|Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy\|Jeanne de la Motte}} entered the picture.
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	==[17.09.14] The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks==		==[17.09.14] The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks==
	[[File:Women's March on Versailles (Illustration).jpg\|thumb]]'~~''The~~ [[~~Women's March on Versailles\|March on Versailles~~]] ~~– Wild Women~~, ~~Worried Royals~~ and ~~Heads on Sticks'~~''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023150639/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks\|archivedate=23 October 2014\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		[[File:Women's March on Versailles (Illustration).jpg\|thumb]]It was 1789 and the mood in [[France]] was turning ugly. Revolutionary fervour was rapidly gaining pace; first in the [[storming of the Bastille]] and then in the '[[Great Fear]]' that gripped the countryside that summer. The latter led to the abolition of feudalism and the end of the advantages afforded to the aristocracy and clergy. However, ordinary citizens continued to starve, and they still weren't enjoying the benefits of their newfound liberties. If the men of France weren't going to do something about it the women surely would. And heaven help those who stood in their way...<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023150639/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks\|archivedate=23 October 2014\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	It was 1789 and the mood in [[France]] was turning ugly. Revolutionary fervour was rapidly gaining pace; first in the [[storming of the Bastille]] and then in the '[[Great Fear]]' that gripped the countryside that summer. The latter led to the abolition of feudalism and the end of the advantages afforded to the aristocracy and clergy. However, ordinary citizens continued to starve, and they still weren't enjoying the benefits of their newfound liberties. If the men of France weren't going to do something about it the women surely would. And heaven help those who stood in their way...		The powder keg finally exploded on [[Women's March on Versailles\|October 5 1789]], when women of the [[Paris]] marketplaces decided to take their grievances straight to the man at the top – none other than King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] himself. Stoked by the ludicrous price of bread and the exhortations of ''agents provocateurs'' who were keen to press for change by any means, the disgruntled gathering soon turned into an angry mob hell bent on the Royal Palace at Versailles.

	The powder keg finally exploded on October 5 1789, when women of the [[Paris]] marketplaces decided to take their grievances straight to the man at the top – none other than King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] himself. Stoked by the ludicrous price of bread and the exhortations of ''agents provocateurs'' who were keen to press for change by any means, the disgruntled gathering soon turned into an angry mob hell bent on the Royal Palace at Versailles.

	The crowd had swelled considerably by the time they reached (and then thoroughly looted) the [[Hôtel de Ville\|Hotel de Ville]]. Arriving at [[Versailles]] several hours later, they were joined by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards who were sympathetic to their cause. In the face of such overwhelming numbers King Louis had little choice but to receive a group of six women who explained their complaints. Using all his charms, he wisely agreed to open his food stores. Some of the crowd returned to Paris at this point, but the majority remained behind, unimpressed at this token gesture and convinced that [[Marie Antoinette]] would yet make the King change his mind.		The crowd had swelled considerably by the time they reached (and then thoroughly looted) the [[Hôtel de Ville\|Hotel de Ville]]. Arriving at [[Versailles]] several hours later, they were joined by large numbers of the [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette\|Marquis de Lafayette]]'s National Guards who were sympathetic to their cause. In the face of such overwhelming numbers King Louis had little choice but to receive a group of six women who explained their complaints. Using all his charms, he wisely agreed to open his food stores. Some of the crowd returned to Paris at this point, but the majority remained behind, unimpressed at this token gesture and convinced that [[Marie Antoinette]] would yet make the King change his mind.
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	==[10.10.14] Six things you (probably) didn't know about Marie Antoinette==		==[10.10.14] Six things you (probably) didn't know about Marie Antoinette==
	'~~''Six things you (probably)~~ didn't ~~know about~~ Marie Antoinette'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177079-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Six things you (probably) didn't know about Marie Antoinette\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075328/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177079-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=17 October 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] didn't really add up to much as a monarch and he certainly didn't last very long once the [[French Revolution]] had kicked into gear. However, as much as Louis dithered and meddled as France slid into chaos, it was his queen, [[Marie Antoinette]], who was seen to symbolise the very worst of the ''old regime.'' She would eventually meet the same fate as her husband, and we'll have more about her inglorious end in due course. In the meantime, we present six fun facts that may or may not convince you that she deserved her reputation.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177079-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Six things you (probably) didn't know about Marie Antoinette\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075328/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177079-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=17 October 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	King [[Louis XVI of France\|Louis XVI]] didn't really add up to much as a monarch and he certainly didn't last very long once the [[French Revolution]] had kicked into gear. However, as much as Louis dithered and meddled as France slid into chaos, it was his queen, [[Marie Antoinette]], who was seen to symbolise the very worst of the ''old regime.'' She would eventually meet the same fate as her husband, and we'll have more about her inglorious end in due course. In the meantime, we present six fun facts that may or may not convince you that she deserved her reputation.

	'''{{wiki\|The cake is a lie}}'''		'''{{wiki\|The cake is a lie}}'''
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	==[13.10.14] Cult of the Supreme Being: Revolutionaries reinvent God==		==[13.10.14] Cult of the Supreme Being: Revolutionaries reinvent God==
	[[File:RobespierreCaricature.jpg\|thumb]]~~'''Cult~~ of the ~~Supreme Being: Revolutionaries reinvent God'''~~<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177119-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Cult of the Supreme Being: Revolutionaries reinvent God\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075333/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177119-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=17 October 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		[[File:RobespierreCaricature.jpg\|thumb]]Midway through the [[French Revolution]] its leaders were rather forced to reconsider what it truly represented. With the bloody regime of the terror in full flow, during which 16,594 [[Paris\|Parisians]] were guillotined, the politician [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] took his chance to represent a new voice of reason. Such was his oratorical prowess that he appointed himself mouthpiece of a new god.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177119-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Cult of the Supreme Being: Revolutionaries reinvent God\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017075333/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-177119-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=17 October 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	Midway through the [[French Revolution]] its leaders were rather forced to reconsider what it truly represented. With the bloody regime of the terror in full flow, during which 16,594 [[Paris\|Parisians]] were guillotined, the politician [[Maximilien de Robespierre]] took his chance to represent a new voice of reason. Such was his oratorical prowess that he appointed himself mouthpiece of a new god.

	So it was that in May 1794 Robespierre formally announced the [[cult of the Supreme Being]], to be celebrated in a series of festivals across the land. Though the revolution had so far proven violently opposed to religious leadership of any sort, the dechristianisation of France was not sitting too well with a public used to sustaining on faith (in the absence of actual sustenance – i.e. daily bread).		So it was that in May 1794 Robespierre formally announced the [[cult of the Supreme Being]], to be celebrated in a series of festivals across the land. Though the revolution had so far proven violently opposed to religious leadership of any sort, the dechristianisation of France was not sitting too well with a public used to sustaining on faith (in the absence of actual sustenance – i.e. daily bread).

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	==[10.09.14] The Rights of Man – Equality for everyone...==		==[10.09.14] The Rights of Man – Equality for everyone...==
	You'd be forgiven for thinking that the [[French Revolution]] was little more than a ten-year exercise in futility, in which far too many heads were needlessly lopped from their bodies and all that France achieved was the swap of one dictator for another. That's all true, of course, but some good did come out of it all. Honest.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170623-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=The Rights of Man – Equality for everyone...\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224124204/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170623-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		[[File:Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.jpg\|thumb]]You'd be forgiven for thinking that the [[French Revolution]] was little more than a ten-year exercise in futility, in which far too many heads were needlessly lopped from their bodies and all that France achieved was the swap of one dictator for another. That's all true, of course, but some good did come out of it all. Honest.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170623-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=The Rights of Man – Equality for everyone...\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224124204/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-170623-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	For all the radical upheavals and overflowing rivers of blood, the Revolution was actually founded on the admirable principles of {{wiki\|Liberté, égalité, fraternité\|liberty, equality and fraternity}}. All of which were neatly articulated in the landmark '{{wiki\|Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen\|Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen}}' ''(sic)'' of 1789.		For all the radical upheavals and overflowing rivers of blood, the Revolution was actually founded on the admirable principles of {{wiki\|Liberté, égalité, fraternité\|liberty, equality and fraternity}}. All of which were neatly articulated in the landmark '{{wiki\|Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen\|Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen}}' ''(sic)'' of 1789.
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	==[15.09.14] The Great Fear – Paranoia and Pitchforks==		==[15.09.14] The Great Fear – Paranoia and Pitchforks==
	'[[Great Fear\|The Great Fear]]' was a peasant uprising that spread throughout the [[France\|French]] countryside and was just one aspect of the widespread disgruntlement that eventually gave rise to the Revolution. It was founded on little more than hunger, desperation and plain old ignorance. But, hey, those are as good reasons as any for rampant rural rioting, ''right?''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172013-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=The Great Fear – Paranoia and Pitchforks\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222185928/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172013-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		[[File:La Grande Peur 1792.jpg\|thumb]]'[[Great Fear\|The Great Fear]]' was a peasant uprising that spread throughout the [[France\|French]] countryside and was just one aspect of the widespread disgruntlement that eventually gave rise to the Revolution. It was founded on little more than hunger, desperation and plain old ignorance. But, hey, those are as good reasons as any for rampant rural rioting, ''right?''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172013-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=The Great Fear – Paranoia and Pitchforks\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222185928/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172013-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	Trouble had been brewing for some time prior to the events of ''<nowiki/>'[[Great Fear\|La Grande Peur]]'''; the [[France\|French]] peasantry growing fed up with the relentless toil and unfair taxation while the nobility and the clergy kept all their cash and lived large. That imbalance would be corrected repeatedly and most bloodily in due course. In the meantime, the previous year's crops had been poor, grain prices were skyrocketing and people were getting edgy.		Trouble had been brewing for some time prior to the events of ''<nowiki/>'[[Great Fear\|La Grande Peur]]'''; the [[France\|French]] peasantry growing fed up with the relentless toil and unfair taxation while the nobility and the clergy kept all their cash and lived large. That imbalance would be corrected repeatedly and most bloodily in due course. In the meantime, the previous year's crops had been poor, grain prices were skyrocketing and people were getting edgy.
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	==[17.09.14] The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks==		==[17.09.14] The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks==
	'''The [[Women's March on Versailles\|March on Versailles]] – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023150639/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks\|archivedate=23 October 2014\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		[[File:Women's March on Versailles (Illustration).jpg\|thumb]]'''The [[Women's March on Versailles\|March on Versailles]] – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks'''<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023150639/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-172014-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|title=The March on Versailles – Wild Women, Worried Royals and Heads on Sticks\|archivedate=23 October 2014\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	It was 1789 and the mood in [[France]] was turning ugly. Revolutionary fervour was rapidly gaining pace; first in the [[storming of the Bastille]] and then in the '[[Great Fear]]' that gripped the countryside that summer. The latter led to the abolition of feudalism and the end of the advantages afforded to the aristocracy and clergy. However, ordinary citizens continued to starve, and they still weren't enjoying the benefits of their newfound liberties. If the men of France weren't going to do something about it the women surely would. And heaven help those who stood in their way...		It was 1789 and the mood in [[France]] was turning ugly. Revolutionary fervour was rapidly gaining pace; first in the [[storming of the Bastille]] and then in the '[[Great Fear]]' that gripped the countryside that summer. The latter led to the abolition of feudalism and the end of the advantages afforded to the aristocracy and clergy. However, ordinary citizens continued to starve, and they still weren't enjoying the benefits of their newfound liberties. If the men of France weren't going to do something about it the women surely would. And heaven help those who stood in their way...
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	==[01.10.14] Killer tunes – morbid songs of the Revolution==		==[01.10.14] Killer tunes – morbid songs of the Revolution==
	Say what you want about the Revolution, but the [[France\|French]] liked a nice tune to help keep a beat while they were lopping the heads of aristocrats and generally massacring one another at the slightest provocation. Okay, so maybe that's not ''quite'' how it was, but the words for many of these songs were surely murderous enough.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176236-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Killer tunes – morbid songs of the Revolution\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224134035/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176236-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		[[File:Les Modernes Incroyables.jpg\|thumb]]Say what you want about the Revolution, but the [[France\|French]] liked a nice tune to help keep a beat while they were lopping the heads of aristocrats and generally massacring one another at the slightest provocation. Okay, so maybe that's not ''quite'' how it was, but the words for many of these songs were surely murderous enough.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176236-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Killer tunes – morbid songs of the Revolution\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141224134035/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-176236-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=24 December 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	We begin with one that we've all heard before – the French National anthem, otherwise known as ''<nowiki/>'[[La Marseillaise]]'<nowiki/>'', which was written by {{wiki\|Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle}} in 1792. If you're still scratching your head, listen to the first few bars of ''<nowiki/>'{{wiki\|All You Need is Love}}''' by {{wiki\|The Beatles}}. La Marseillaise itself is a rousing ditty in any language, although the lyrics are rather less cheerful. The opening verse sets the scene:		We begin with one that we've all heard before – the French National anthem, otherwise known as ''<nowiki/>'[[La Marseillaise]]'<nowiki/>'', which was written by {{wiki\|Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle}} in 1792. If you're still scratching your head, listen to the first few bars of ''<nowiki/>'{{wiki\|All You Need is Love}}''' by {{wiki\|The Beatles}}. La Marseillaise itself is a rousing ditty in any language, although the lyrics are rather less cheerful. The opening verse sets the scene:
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	==[12.11.14] Revolution Reaction – Fops on the march!==		==[12.11.14] Revolution Reaction – Fops on the march!==
	With [[Maximilien de Robespierre\|Robespierre]]'s head freshly lopped and rolling around at the bottom of the executioner's basket, the heat rather went out of the [[French Revolution]]. The bloodletting would continue for some time yet, though, as those he had oppressed took to the streets in search of vengeance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-183748-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Revolution Reaction – Fops on the march!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115225334/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-183748-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=15 November 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>		[[File:Parisian Ladies in their Full Winter Dress.jpg\|thumb]]With [[Maximilien de Robespierre\|Robespierre]]'s head freshly lopped and rolling around at the bottom of the executioner's basket, the heat rather went out of the [[French Revolution]]. The bloodletting would continue for some time yet, though, as those he had oppressed took to the streets in search of vengeance.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-183748-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|publisher=[[Ubisoft]]\|title=Revolution Reaction – Fops on the march!\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115225334/http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/en-GB/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:154-183748-16&ct=tcm:148-76770-32\|archivedate=15 November 2014\|accessdate=8 February 2024}}</ref>

	The revolt started almost as soon as the [[National Convention]] had declared Robespierre and his acolytes to be outlaws who could be executed without trial. This was the '{{wiki\|Thermidorean Reaction}}' of 1794, denoting the month of the Revolutionary Calendar when these events started to unfold.		The revolt started almost as soon as the [[National Convention]] had declared Robespierre and his acolytes to be outlaws who could be executed without trial. This was the '{{wiki\|Thermidorean Reaction}}' of 1794, denoting the month of the Revolutionary Calendar when these events started to unfold.