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Seeking through this thread reminded me of Sir Percy Blakeney and his efforts for the émigrés.
émigré - in French history, a refugee, usually royalist, who fled the French Revolution and took up residence abroad. The émigrés were mainly drawn from the privileged classes. After 1802, Napoleon permitted the émigrés to return to France and many rose to power in the empire. With the restoration of the monarchy (1814) the rest of them returned and became a powerful reactionary group. When the Comte d’Artois ascended the throne (1824) a law was passed indemnifying the nobility for their confiscated estates. This pro-émigré legislation helped to bring about the revolution of 1830 against Charles X. The term émigré has subsequently been applied to refugees from any revolution.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Immigrate & emigrate Kiran 03/11/03 08:28 AM Re: Immigrate & emigrate RubyRed 03/11/03 08:48 AM Re: Immigrate & emigrate Faldage 03/11/03 11:10 AM The Scarlet Pimpernel dxb 03/13/03 12:38 PM Re: The Scarlet Pimpernel Jackie 03/13/03 04:32 PM Re: The Scarlet Pimpernel Capfka 03/17/03 12:27 PM Re: Immigrate & emigrate Jackie 03/11/03 01:05 PM Thank You Kiran 03/12/03 04:21 PM Re: Thank You Faldage 03/12/03 06:47 PM Re: Thank You modestgoddess 03/13/03 02:02 AM
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