Constance Wilde
Constance Wilde was the wife of Oscar Wilde and the mother of their two sons, Cyril and Vyvyan. After Wilde's imprisonment and subsequent disgrace, she fled to Europe with her children, changing their surname to Holland. Her life was marked by the challenges of being the spouse of a man who faced public scandal and legal persecution.
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The stories of Matilda Tone, Mary O’Connell, Constance Wilde, Charlotte Shaw, Emily Shackleton, Annette Carson, Sinéad de Valera, Margaret Clarke, George Yeats and Beatrice Behan are brought into the spotlight.
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Ireland· 2025-12-14
Devastated, his wife Constance and their children, Cyril and Vyvyan, fled to the Continent, never to see Oscar again.
the Legacy of a Scandal by Merlin Holland – A dramatic and engaging narrative – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-03
Constance Wilde moved to France with their children to escape the scandal after Oscar Wilde's conviction.
Oscar Wilde’s British Library reading pass reissued 130 years after confiscation – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-16
Constance Wilde fled to Europe with their two sons after Oscar Wilde's disgrace and imprisonment.
British Library to reinstate Oscar Wilde’s reader card 130 years after it was revoked | Oscar Wilde
United Kingdom· 2025-06-14
