While this play mainly focuses on aspects of the French Revolution, no historical event lives in a vacuum. Many other events in history can be intrinsically linked back to the French Revolution, one of which was the Haitian Revolution, also known as the Saint-Domingue Revolution.

 

The Haitian Revolution was a successful insurrection by self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in the 1790s. This revolution began in 1791, two years before the plot of The Revolutionists, but it did not end until 1804, five years after the conclusion of the French Revolution.

 

Because the Haitian Revolution is not the central focus of the play, I will only be adding videos below for those who wish to have as much context as possible. If you have any additional questions regarding this revolution, please let me know using the Contact Page!