Abstract
On the morning of the 20th of June 1789, the deputies of the Third Estate, elected to the Estates General convoked by Louis XVI at Versailles, found themselves locked out of their usual meeting place. Three days earlier they had defied royal authority and proclaimed themselves the National Assembly of France, so they had good reason to suppose that the closed doors announced a violent attempt to dissolve their Assembly. This threat did not intimidate these men brought up to admire the virtuous heroes of antiquity; on the contrary, their determination was strengthened, and they decided to meet officially in a nearby tennis court (more exactly, a jeu de paume). After much discussion on the course of action to be
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