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The first volume of Lefebvre work is concerned with the origins of the Revolution. Lefebvre argues that the Revolution was a result of an ‘Aristocratic Revolution’. The Church and the nobility became increasingly frustrated with the government of Louis XVI, which was increasingly autocratic and disregarded their privileges. This led them to demand changes, such as the convening of the Estates General, to protect their privileges. The French elite demanded changes to the royal system but events spun out of control and a popular revolution occurred, that led to the fall of the monarchy and the destruction of aristocracy.
[[File: The_French_Revolution.jpg|thumbnail|left|250px|The French Revolution by George Lefebvre]]
Peter Cambell. ''[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0719082153/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0719082153&linkCode=as2&tag=dailyh0c-20&linkId=21f8f42b343275db157c55e66dbd1a66 Conspiracy in the French Revolution]'' (2005).
The book is a discussion of the various theories on the causes of the French Revolution. It argues that various groups especially in the aristocracy sought to use the problems facing France in order to secure and advance their own self-interests. Cambell, argues that a small group of people, engaged in a conspiracy against the king, during the sitting of the Estates General. They were inspired by some of the more radical ideas of the enlightenment such as equality and republicanism. They undermined the royal government and eventually this led the people of France to revolt and the fall of the French King.
