Royals

Know Your 'Victoria' History: "Faith, Hope & Charity"

Ani Bundel

07 Feb 2018 — 4 min read

Think you know the history of Queen Victoria's reign? Wondering how much of the history portrayed by PBS series Victoria is accurate? We run down the truth behind the drama in the latest episodes of Season 2, "Faith, Hope, and Charity."

The Irish Potato Famine

We've skipped ahead in time again, and skipped the birth of yet another one of Victoria's endless children to get to the Great Irish Potato Famine. Since this season was covering the 1840s, it was only a matter of time until we had something that referenced this horror that occurred from 1845-1849. In terms of what the famine was like, the show is startlingly frank. Victoria, as a series, is at times as deep as a puddle, and it's surprising how hard in on the historical accuracy they go here, including an honest accounting of the racism by the Protestant community towards the Irish Catholics that made the situation worse.

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