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**[|The Scarlet Pimpernel]- by Baroness Orczy**
===**The book tells the story of Sir Percy Blakeney, who is the Sacrlet Pimpernel. The Scarlet Pimpernel is a superhero type figure who saves wealthy aristocrats from France during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. He is known as one of the most famous heroic figures in literature history.**===

**[|Causes of the French Revolution:]**
===**The French Revolution was started due to social and economic causes. The French social class was divided into three parts, with the third not having equal rights such as the top two. The top two classes did not have to pay any taxes, leaving the third to pay all of them and France having economical problems. These problems then led to revolts and eventually the French Revolution.**﻿===

===**[|Marie Antoinette] was in reign as queen during the revolution. She married Louis XVI of France in 1770. He took reign in 1774. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter, in 1778. She then gave birth to her sons in 1781 and 1785. She is one of the most famous French Queen's.**===

**[|Clothing Style]**
===**There were many different types of clothing styles during the French Revolution. For example, during a short period of time women wore plain, dark dresses during the Terror of 1792. After the Directory took over, French fashion began taking after styles such as Greek, Roman, and Sauvage.**===

**[|Hair Fashion]**
===**Women during the French Revolution wore their hair in luxurious styles. Often times their hair was so high that it towered over their male counterparts. One of the most important parts of the hair style were the ornaments which decorated their hair. The ornaments included icons dealing with current events at that time.**===

**[|Women in the French Revolution]**
===**During this time, women were subordinate to men. They had no say or do in any parts of the war. Many women wanted to do their part and become a soldier. However, in 1972 women were banned from joining the army.**===

**__[|Napoleon Bonaparte]__ **
===**One of the greatest French military figures ever, Napoleon Bonaparte played a role in the latter stages of the French Revolution. He supported the ****Corsican rebel Pasquale Paoli. He was called The Little Corporal because he wa so short. He continued great military success even after the conclusion of the French Revolution.**===