9. The Tennis Court Oath and the Séance Royale

The most exciting thing that's ever occurred on a Tennis Court... Music Sergei Rachmaninoff Trio élégiaque No. 2 op 9 Performed by Leonid Kogan (Violin), Fiodor Luzanov (Cello) Evgeny Svetlanov (Piano) All images from Wikipedia Creative Commons Sources: A Social History of France (2004) - Peter McPhee Liberty or Death (2016) - Peter McPhee The French Revolution (1980) - Christopher Hibbert The Life of Louis XVI (2016) - John Hardman