December 21st 2012
the oath was made in a tennis court
The Tennis Court Oath was painted in 1791.
The tennis court oath took place on an indoor tennis court in Versailles France
Jacques did not paint the Tennis Court Oath, it was David
The Tennis Court Oath was an opposition from the people to Louis XVI. The oath was signed by 576 members in a conference room developed in a tennis court.
No. Napoleon was 19 at the time. He didn't have any soldiers.
An oath called the Tennis Court Oath--named this because the deputies were locked out of the National assembly by the King and were forced to reconvene in the near by tennis court (actually a hand ball court, but they called it a tennis court).
tennis court oath
Mostly, real tennis was played. (The Tennis Court Oath was taken on a real tennis court.) You can find out more about real tennis by visiting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_tennis .
the oath taken in the court of law is to tell the truth and nothing but the truth
1. The Tennis Court Oath is an oath that the people took that they would not break up until a new constitution was formed. The Oath was important because it was the beginning of the French Revolution.