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The //Scarlet Pimpernel//: A look into the French Revolution

__ ﻿ __ __Author of the Scarlet Pimpernel __ ([])
 * Baroness Emma Magdalena Rosalia Maria Josefa Barbara Orczy was born on September 23, 1865 at her families estate Tarna-Örs in Hungary.
 * Daughter of Baron Felix Orczy and his wife Emma.
 * Married Henry Montague Barstow in London in 1894 and had one son.
 * She as written many stories and mysteries including the //Scarlet Pimpernel//.
 * She died in London on November 12, 1947.

__Main Characters in the Scarlet Pimpernel__ __ Percy Blakeney __ __ Lady Blakeney __
 * Husband of Lady Blakeney.
 * Appears to be dumb and a fool.
 * Is very rich.
 * Loves his wife passionately.
 * The Scarlet Pimpernel.
 * Wife of Sir Percy.
 * Real name was Marguerite St. Just.
 * The "cleverest woman in England."
 * Grew up in France.
 * Accidentally turned in the St. Cyrs.
 * Wishes to have her husbands love back.

__ Chauvelin __
 * French spy.
 * Blackmailed Lady Blakeney.
 * Wants to find out who the Scarlet Pimpernel is to turn him in.

__ Sir Andrew Ffoulkes __ __ Comtesse de Tournay __ ([])
 * Helper of the Scarlet Pimpernel.
 * Helps Lady Blakeney to warn her husband of his danger.
 * Love Suzanne(The Comtesse de Tournay's daughter).
 * Aristocrat from France.
 * Was helped by the Scarlet Pimpernel.
 * Dislikes Lady Blakeney for turning in the St. Cyrs.
 * Hopes her husband will make it to England safely with the help of the Scarlet Pimpernel.

__Important dates of the French Revolution__ ([])
 * **1740** The War of Austrian Succession caused the monarchy to fall into debt.
 * **1756** Beginning of the Seven Years' War, which compilcated the debt situation.
 * **1774** Coronation of Louis XVI at Reims.
 * **1775** Beginning of the American War of Independence (1775–1783).
 * **1778** France declares war against Great Britain in support of the American colonies. The succeeding war worsens the debt problem further.
 * **1781** The Segur Ordinance prevents those without a patrilineal century of nobility from entering the army officer corps.
 * **1783** Laki eruption in Iceland and colder climate of the Little Ice Age combined with France's failure to adopt the potato as a principal crop contributes to widespread famine and malnutrition. Treaty of Paris ends the war. The success of the American colonists against a European power increases the ambitions of those wishing for reform in France.
 * **1785** The Diamond Necklace Affair results in the disgracing of Marie Antoinette.

__The Bastille__ ([])
 * A prison in Paris.
 * The attack on it on July 14, 1789, marks the beginning of the French Revolution.
 * It was formally known as the //Bastille Saint-Antoine.//



__The Palace Versailles__ ([])
 * Symbol of absolute monarchy.
 * Center of political power in France from 1682 until the royal family had to go back to the capital after the beginning of the French Revolution.



__The Guillotine __ Built by Dr. Joseph Guillotine who wanted to make executing more humane. The Guillotine was where someones head was placed under a blade, and when the blade dropped their head would fall into a basket. There was an argument of how humane it was,though. But the people didn't care and called for people to be sent to the guillotine, much like in The //Scarlet Pimpernel//. Also,there was an estimated 40,000 people who were sent to the guillotine. It soon became a symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution. ([])

__Fun Facts about Madame Guillotine__

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 * Total weight of a Guillotine was about 1278lb.
 *  The blade weighed over 88.2lb.
 *  Height of side posts was just over 4m.
 *  The blade drop was 2.3m.
 * Power at impact was 888lb per square inch. ( [])

__The Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen __


 * Also known as the Declaration of the Rights of Women.
 * Written by Olympe de Gouges in 1791.
 * Was a French activist and playwright.
 * Based on the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
 * [| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Woman_and_the_Female_Citizen]

__The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen __ ([]) ([])
 * Document of the French Revolution.
 * Defines the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm as universal.
 * Exposed the failure of the French Revolution relating to gender.

__Fashion during the French Revolution __

The popular fashion during the French Revolution was not the style of dress with corsets or big skirts, but a more simple style of dress. It was more of a "Grecian"-style of dress that was loose and high-wasted in thin cotton.



This style of dress showed how the designers changed from the extravagance of the French monarchy to more simple and plain clothing. ([] )

__ Geography __

__ Location __ __ Area __ __ Climate __
 * //metropolitan France:// Western Europe, bordering the Bay of Biscay and English Channel, between Belgium and Spain, southeast of the UK; bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Spain.
 * //Martinique:// Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago.
 * //Guadeloupe:// Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of Puerto Rico.
 * //Reunion:// Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar.
 * //French Guiana:// Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname.
 * A little less than the size of Texas.
 * //metropolitan France:// cool winters, mild summers, but mild winters and hot summers along the Mediterranean; occasional strong, cold, dry, north-to-northwesterly wind.
 * //Martinique// //and Guadeloupe :// subtropical by trade winds; moderately high humidity; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to hurricanes every eight years on average.
 * //Reunion:// tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April).
 * //French Guiana:// tropical; hot, humid; seasonal temperature variation.

__ Natural Resources __ ([])
 * //French Guiana:// gold deposits, petroleum, kaolin, niobium, tantalum, clay.
 * //metropolitan France:// coal, iron ore, bauxite, zinc, uranium, antimony, arsenic, potash, feldspar, fluorspar, gypsum, timber, fish.