Bibliography & Further Reading

We used primary sources from the following archives and collections:

In addition to the portraits, students cited from these primary sources:

Carey, Agnes, The Empress Eugénie in exile (1920). Available online here.
de Lang, Pierre, The Secret of an Empire: The Empress Eugénie (1894). Available online here.
Fillon, Augustin, Memoirs of the Empress Eugénie (1921). Available online on Archive.Org.
Legge, Edward, The Empress Eugénie and her son (1916). Available online on Archive.Org.
The London Illustrated News, 'The Death of the Prince Imperial', June 28th 1879. Available online here.
The Illustrated London News, ‘The Empress Eugenie’s Last Homecoming: Royal Honours’ (24 July 1920)
Upton, George, 'Eugénie - Empress of the French' (1910). Available online Heritage History

Special thanks to Farnborough Library for access to local history primary and secondary sources, including:

Aronson, Theo, Queen Victoria and the Bonapartes, (1972)
Gosney, Jo, Farnborough Past (2001)
Gosney, Jo, Farnborough: A Pictorial History - One Hundred Years Under the Flight Path (2005)
Gosney, Jo, Farnborough Through Time (2009)
James, Barry, Farnborough and Cove in Old Picture Postcards (1986)
Local Studies Collection, Napoleon Centenary postcard, (9 Jan 1973)
Moyston, Dorothy, The Story of a House: Farnborough Hill (1980)
Smith, W.H.C, The Empress Eugénie and Farnborough (2001)

Special thanks to St Michael's Abbey for access to the photograph of Eugenie praying in the abbey. See their website for more information about their work and how to visit.

Secondary sources used

Château de Versailles, Eugénie de Montijo, 1826-1920' (n.d)
Davey Wright, Hamish 'The Second Empire and Siam: A brief look at Franco-Siamese relations during the 19th Century', on Napoleon.org
de Bruchard, Marie, Biography of Eugénie, on Napoleon.org, (2015)
'The Chinese Salon of the Empress Eugénie' on Fontainbleu-Tourisme.com
Galoin, Alain, “The Death of the Imperial Prince”, History by Image [online], consulted on 01/29/2025. URL: https://histoire-image.org/etudes/mort-prince-imperial
Geraghty, Anthony, The Empress Eugénie in England: Art, Architecture, Collecting (2022)
Marshall Cavendish, Royal Romances 26. Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie (1988)
Seward, Desmond, Eugénie: The Empress and her Empire (2004)
Stammers, Tom, 'Committed to memory - how the Empress Eugénie kept alive the spirit of the Second Empire', in Apollo Magazine (2022)
Watson, Jo, 'Napoleon III and Eugenie' podcast on The Mr T Podcast (2024)