The scene is set in the terrorized Paris of revolutionary France in the 1800's. During this time period nobody was safe from the horrifying grasp of,,Madame la Guillotine" which claimed hundreds of lives every day.
The Scarlet Pimpernel is England's national hero, a rescuer of French aristocrats from under the guillotine in France. He's also Sir Percy Blakeny, husband of Marguerite Blakeney nee St. Marguerite's brother Armand is under suspicion in France and a French government agent, Chauvelin, approaches ...
