I am currently working on an art degree, and in my art history course I ran across an interesting paragraph I wanted to share about the French Revolution:
By early July 1789 it was apparent that the nation [France] was in crisis. Louis XVI called an Estates General at his palace at Versailles in order to seek solutions. The ruling estates were represented (the nobility and the high Church) and of course the King. But while these entities ruled France, according to the political reformers of the day, mostly minor nobles like David and lower clergy, the ruling estates and the monarchy did not speak for the vast majority of the people. Thus a group of reformers traveled to Versailles as the uninvited representatives of the third estate. They were of course bared from the proceedings and ordered to disband. Instead, they took refuge in the royal tennis court of all places and there took an oath refusing to submit to the royal decree to disband until their collective voice was heard.
Occupy Royal Tennis Courts.
Occupy Everything.
http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/...