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Empress Eugénie in Exile, Part II: Life After Empire

1/17/2015

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The Second French Empire has fallen and Empress Eugénie fled to England, but what happened next? Today we conclude our look at her life in exile, including her reunions with Napoleon III and their son, as well as the lasting piece of French imperialism she established in the English countryside.

Podcaster: Christine

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Entrance gates to St. Michael's Abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire, England
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Detail of the commemorative plaque on the left side of the gate
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Detail of the Bonaparte imperial eagle on the left side of the gate
Further Reading

"Empress Eugenie at Eighty-Two." New York Times (1857-1922), Sep 6, 1908 via ProQuest Historical Newspapers.

Harold Kurtz. The Empress Eugénie. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1964.

William Smith. The Empress Eugénie and Farnborough. United Kingdom: Hampshire City Council, 2001. 

“The Death of the Emperor Napoleon III.” The British Medical Journal, 1: 629 (Jan 18, 1873), pp. 73-74. 

St. Michael’s Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire, United Kingdom. 

Farnborough Hill School.


​Related Content

Empress Eugenie in Exile, Part I: Flight from Paris

This episode is part of our Revolutionary France Series.

Music: "Evening Melodrama" by Kevin Macleod (www.incompetech.com)
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