British TV viewers share shock at portrayal of Irish Famine in Victoria
British viewers have expressed their shock at the portrayal of the Famine in Sunday night's episode of Victoria.
The ITV drama focused on the Queen's reaction to the Famine in which a million Irish people were killed and a further two million emigrated.
Thousands of viewers tweeted their stunned reactions, admitting that they had learned very little about the Famine at school.
Horrifying learning about Potato Famine. Elitism, bigotry, leaders protecting their own interests over peoples lives. Genocide. #VictoriaITV
— BayAlden📚🌻🧸 (@BayAlden) October 2, 2017
#VictoriaITV is a genuinely hard watch tonight. Half my family are Irish & I studied Irish history at A Level. It's incredibly complex.
— Frankie Magpie (@HadawayAndWrite) October 1, 2017
Oof. #VictoriaITV was tough watching tonight. Famine sucks.
— hashtags1ngle 🤷🏻♀️ (@hashtags1ngle) October 1, 2017
The ignorance in U.K if what happened in the Famine is shocking #Victoria #lessonsofhistory
— Daisy Goodwin (@DaisyGoodwin) October 1, 2017
Incredible episode of #Victoria this week, thanks @DaisyGoodwin and all cast! Adding this and reactions to lessons on the potato famine!
— Mr I (@Ingramsean32) October 2, 2017
