ITV’s landmark drama saw Queen Victoria (played by Jenna Coleman) hear the news about a “horrific famine” in Ireland.
The drama then saw Victoria adamant that her government should be doing more to help.
However, the upsetting scenes left some viewers disturbed by a piece of history that they had not been taught about.
Fans of the show instantly took to social media to discuss the emotional episode.
One viewer tweeted: “I’d imagine the story of the #Irishfamine will be a first for many in the UK, the unspoken genocide #Victoria.”
“Oh what a very sad ending and makes you really think of what those poor Irish people went through. #VICTORIA,” posted another.
“Wonderful performance by @martin_compston in #Victoria on such a heartbreaking and shameful part of our nation’s history,” added a third.
A fourth asked: “Is the Great Irish Famine taught about in the British education system? #Victoria,” as another added: “The English really were that sociopathic in their dealings with the 1840s Irish Famine. Glad that’s being portrayed #Victoria.”
Screenwriter Daisy Goodwin took to Twitter to post about the accuracy of the episode.
She wrote: “Everything #Trevelyan says about Ireland based on historical documents #Victoria.”
One fan posted back: “@DaisyGoodwin well done for highlighting the Irish problem with the potato famine that the government ignored..thank you #Victoria.”
Victoria continues next Sunday on ITV at 9pm.
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