The estates General met at Versailles, each Estate in its own building. The Third estate was restless and grumblesome from the start because the voting system guaranteed that they would never have a majority. While arguments about this went on, the Third turned up for work one day to find their hall closed 'for redecoration'. This was the last straw; they moved into the King's Tennis court (Jeu de Paume) and in the course of a noisy meeting swore not to be broken up until they had been recognised as a National Assembly, like the House of Commons in England or the US Congress.
Real (that is, Royal) Tennis is played indoors, in a space longer and narrower than a modern court, surrounded by galleries for spectators. It makes a very good meeting place in an emergency.
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The National Assembly.
Tennis Court Oath
No. Napoleon was 19 at the time. He didn't have any soldiers.
It is a pro Revolutionary depiction by Jaqcques Louis David.
That was the date that the Tennis Court Oath was taken by the representatives of the Third Estate.
Jacques did not paint the Tennis Court Oath, it was David
the oath was made in a tennis court
The tennis court oath took place on an indoor tennis court in Versailles France
the tennis court oath
tennis court oath
because the found themselves locked out of their usual meeting spot.
Versailles
There were 576 of the 577 present who took the oath.
The French Revolution
A constitution.
nothing everyone died
December 21st 2012