Gain-ground (game) are counted as in tennis: 15, 30, 40 and set. Two games in "Jeu de paume": These sports are practised in Hauts-de-France and Belgium: but also in Spain : or in the world: Gain-ground (game) Games of gain-ground are team sports which are played with a small ball or a balloon. They are often outdoors on a ""ballodrome"" but can also be played indoors. Among these games, longue paume and real tennis are the most well-known because they are played with rackets. The rules change a little depending on the game but the basic rules remain identical from one game
Hampton Court Palace French court standards Hampton Court now appeared old-fashioned. It was in 1689, shortly after Louis XIV's court had moved permanently to Versailles, that the palace's antiquated state was addressed. England had joint monarchs, William III and his wife, Mary II. Within months of their accession they embarked on a massive rebuilding project at Hampton Court. The intention was to demolish the Tudor palace a section at a time, while replacing it with a huge modern palace in the Baroque style retaining only Henry VIII's Great Hall. The country's most eminent architect, Sir Christopher Wren, was called upon to draw the