History of tennis ball was then struck with the palm of the hand; hence, the name jeu de paume ("game of the palm"). It was not until the 16th century that rackets came into use, and the game began to be called "tennis." It was popular in England and France, and Henry VIII of England was a big fan of the game, now referred to as real tennis. Many original tennis courts remain, including courts at Oxford, Cambridge, Falkland Palace in Fife where Mary Queen of Scots regularly played, and Hampton Court Palace. Many of the French courts were decommissioned with the terror
Paris in World War II windows and furniture intended for Carinhall, the luxurious hunting lodge he had built in the "Schorfheide" Forest, in Germany. Another Rothschild-owned painting, "The Astronomer" by Vermeer, was reserved for Hitler himself. Fifteen masterpieces filled railroad boxcars were sent to Germany with Göring's personal train. Göring visited the "Jeu de Paume" twelve more times in 1941, and five times in 1942, adding to his collection. Confiscations continued at banks, warehouses and private residences, with paintings, furniture, statues, clocks and jewelry accumulating at the "Jeu de Paume", and filling the whole ground floor. The staff at the "Jeu de Paume" cataloged 218