Dates that Made History

Episode 5

26minutes.

Dates that Made History - 20 June 1789: The Tennis Court Oath

Synopsis

Because of its abstract nature, one tends to forget that the Tennis Court Oath was the key tipping point of the French Revolution, both from a symbolic and legal standpoint.

On June 20, 1789, the deputies of the Third Estate, gathered in the hall of the Jeu de Paume at Versailles, swore together not to separate before having written a constitution to France. What happened that day at Versailles? Who are these men who made the people the sovereign of the French nation?

Technical and artistic sheet

Directors : Lucie Cariès, Patrick Boucheron
Producer : Les Films d'Ici
Year : 2017
Nationality : France

Subjects

History

Keywords associated with this content

#society of orders #Versailles #French Revolution #majority decision (democracy)#revolution (in general)#democracy #peasantry #National Assembly #historical figures (France)#prominent people (History)#France (history of the country)#Louis XVI (France King of of )

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