Conflict
Of course one of the smaller conflict (To the story, not in history) is the French Revolution or more specifically the reign of terror. Its the driving conflict i guess. Its what causes the Scarlet Pimpernels work to be necessary. then of course there is the main conflict of Percy work which is to smuggle french aristocrats out of France and into England for safety.. Part of the conflict involves keeping the young son of Louis XVI alive and getting him to London.