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# When Five Years Pass
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/ena-queen-victoria-eugenia/episode/when-five-years-pass-tk8w43/
- Published: 2026-03-27T13:00:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-27T13:30:16.000Z
- Description: Economic strife and political loss force the royals into exile--and Ena away from Alfonso.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Ena - Queen Victoria Eugenia, Season 1, Episode 5, #ZZZ_Episode_3615c7a1-43e3-4fde-b8a9-8544442f8969, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_ec8f9446-006e-4bce-8bd2-d4e643e55fe4, #v1.16

1929\. Maria Cristina dies, the Wall Street crash leads to economic ruin, and movements against the dictatorship and the monarchy multiply. The royal family flees to Paris in exile and Ena, fed up, decides to separate from Alfonso.