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3.10- The Tennis Court Oath

Revolutions

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The Death of the King of France

The death of the prince devastated both louis and marie antoinette. And so at this critical moment, the centrepiece of the entire political order, the king of france, did not have his head anywhere close to the game. On june nineteenth, the first estate took another vote and narrowly decided to join the national sembly. The conservative bishops then rushed to the king and begged him to do something. Nakare suggested Louis call everyone together for a royal session. This session would allow the king to reassert some kind of overarching control,. It also give him a chance to introduce a reform package drawn up by nakare before all of this got out of hand.

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