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Headline : The real story of Queen Victoria and the Irish Famine

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Popular English drama โ€œVictoriaโ€ overplays the extent to which Queen Victoria sought to aid the famine Irish in the 1840s, exaggerating her interest in Ireland.

On August 2, 1849, British Queen Victoria, oft dubbed "The Famine Queen" visited Ireland after the country had already suffered through years of the Great Hunger. Yet to what extent did she go towards helping the Irish in their pain and poverty?ย 

An episode of the hit show "Victoria" drew surprise from British viewers in 2017 for the extent to which the Irish suffered both during the 1840s famine and, while under English rule which was finally brought to their attention.ย 

While a defining period in Irish history, it is sadly widely uncovered by the British educational system. The role that Britainโ€™s Queen Victoria played in coming to the aid of her then-subjects, however, was pushed into the spotlight with the airing of the episode,s.

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