They took an oath in the building: " Never to seperate, and to meet wherever circumstances demand, until the constitution of the kingdom is established and affirmed on solid foundations." The oath was not only a revolution act, but a way to show that they believe in a government ran by the people and not by the Monarch himself.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
TCH (Just to be a lil different out here)
The Tennis Court Oath a historic event that happen during the french revolution. The Oath was pledged by 576 people that took place in the tennis court building near the Palace of Versailles. It involved the First-estate and Third-estate during a Estates-General meeting. On the morning of June 20 several deputies descovered that the doors to their chambers had been locked. Fearfully, they held a meeting in a near by tennis court.
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