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//The Scarlet Pimpernel//
//The Scarlet Pimpernel// by Baroness Orczy takes place in 1792. Durring this time The French Revolution was taking place. The plot is the French aristocrats are being sent to the guillotine for trying to escape France due to the French Revolution. The Scarlet Pimpernel is assisting the aristocrats to escape France one by one to England. Sir Percy Blakeney and Marguerite Blakeney enters England, while durring that time a French official, Chauveiln, offers Maguerite to assist him to uncover the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel for the release of Armand, Marguerite's brother, from his guillotine death sentence.

Baroness Orczy
Baroness Orczy was born in Tarna-Örs, Hungary in 23 September 1865 and she was the daughter of the composer and conductor Baron Felix Orczy and Countess Emma Wass. She became famous when the stage version of the //Scarlet Pimpernel// in 1903. When Orczy tried to publish the book, dozens of publishers rejected the book. To look at some of the other books that she written go to: []. In the late 1910's, Orczy and her husband, Montague Barstow, moved to Monte Carlo due to the occupation of the Nazis. Before Baroness died, she finished her autobiography called //Links in the Chain of Life// (1947). Orczy died in London on 12 November 1947. To look at some of the photos of Baroness Orczy go to: []. []

The Cause of the French Revolution
The main cause for The French Revolution is the large population. In the eighteenth century, France had a total of over twenty million people living inside France. As the years progress the population grew even more, with this in mind, epidemic diseases and food shortages can cause detrimental effects to the people of France. To learn more about the cause of the French Revolution go to:[]

The History of the Guillotine
Durring the French Revolution, they had a method of justice to condemed criminals, and that method was using the guillotine. Dr. Joseph Ignace Guillotin, the deputy of Paris, proposed to the Constituent Assembly on October 10th, 1789, that all condemed criminals should be beheaded. Beheading someone to them seemed more a humane exucution than any others durring the time period. But there was a problem, beheading someone required a lot of skill and strength to behead someone with a sword. So they decided to invent an easier method of beheading, which thus lead to the creation of the guillotine. to find more about the guillotine go to: []

Women Fashion during the French Revolution
Women in France had given up on the stiff fashion and was looking towards a more comfort and simple type of dresses. Their fashion is similar to English style. The reason for this was because that most of the women were too poor or too busy to keep up with the latest fashion. Their dresses were based on the Empire Silhouette. Women in the middle class wore two different clothes: a morning dress and a evening gown. To see the difference go to: [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1795%E2%80%931820_in_fashion#Women.27s_fashion].



Men's Fashion during the French Revolution
Men wore "serious" formalized court dresses. During this time period also the rise in popularity of hair wax and mutton chops, which is a facial hair style for men.Breeches became longer, coats were cutaway in front, and had tall standing collars. They wore shirts that had collars attached to them which were made out of linen. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1795%E2%80%931820_in_fashion#Women.27s_fashion]

Geography
France is the second largest country in Europe with a population of almost 57.5 million people it is the fifth largest population in France. France has a geographical size of 212,935 square miles. Its capital, Paris, has almost 8.7 million people in its population. Since France is locate between the North Pole and the equator, its location gives it a temperate climate. In some areas it does tend to get extremely hot or cold, but areas around the Gulf Stream have warm winters and hot and dry summers. []



Palace of Versailles
The palace of Versailles or Château de Versailles is a royal château in the __ [|Île-de-France] __region in France. It is located 20 kilometers southwest away from Paris. From 1682 to 1790, the court of Versailles held the central political power in France. Not only is the Palace of Versailles a famous building, but also is a symbol of absolute monarchy.[|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Versailles#Origins]. In 1624 Louis Xlll built the Palace of Versailles, which at first was a hunting lodge, but in the beginning of 1669 it was expanded by Louis XlV. Jules Hardouin Mansart was the architect that was responsible for turning the lodge in to more of a palace shape. One thing that was added in the palace is the Hall of Mirrors or the Galarie de Glaces []



The Bastille
It was formally known to the French as the Bastille Saint-Antoine. It served as a state prison by the king of France. It was a fortress and played a crucial role in internal conflicts in France. During the French Revolution is was a symbol of the French Republican Movement. Later it was completely demolished and was replaced. Its construction began in 1357, the main purpose of building the Bastille was to have eight towers that together created a strong fortress that protected the gateway to __ [|Porte Saint-Antoine] __. It was built in respose to the threat in the Hundred Year War. [|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastille#History]



Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
The representatives of the French people made a declaration to end the calamities of men, so they made a National Assembly and approved the declaration on 26 August 1789. Here are some of the articles: 1. "Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good." 4. "Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights. These limits can only be determined by law." 10. "No one shall be disquieted on account of his opinions, including his religious views, provided their manifestation does not disturb the public order established by law." 14. "All the citizens have a right to decide, either personally or by their representatives, as to the necessity of the public contribution; to grant this freely; to know to what uses it is put; and to fix the proportion, the mode of assessment and of collection and the duration of the taxes."

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Sir Percy (The Scarlet Pimpernel)
He is the husband of Lady Maguerite Blakeney. He is very wealthy and has a strong sense when it comes to fashion. He is known for not being so intelligent. He has a strong build in shoulders and muscles. While he is gone he is always trying to rescue the French aristocrats from the guillotine as the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Maguerite Blakeney
She is the wife of Sir Percy. In her past she was a famous actress in France; she also have a high reputation for her beauty and intellect. The people were baffled with their marriage. They all were asking why someone intelligent like her marry a dunce like Sir Percy. At first the reason for their marriage is because she only wanted Sir Percy's wealth, but that has changed over time and she finally realizes that she really loves Sir Percy. She was then in a dilemma with the choices of saving Armand, her brother, or protect the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel. At first of course she has chosen to save Armand, but when she discovers the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel she decides to help her husband to save the aristocrats and also to warn him about Chauvelin.

Chauvelin
He is the main antagonist in //The Scarlet Pimpernel.// He is a French official that only wants the bloodshed of the French aristocrats. But he cannot do this due to the Scarlet Pimpernel saving the aristocrats. So he decides to go to England to find the Pimpernel and any accomplices. In order to get this information he blackmails Maguerite with a dilemma of helping him uncover the identity of the Scarlet Pimpernel and save her brother Armand or protect the identity and Chauvelin will send Armand to the guillotine.