The Irish are dreadful, really dreadful - semi-barbarians, who are a dreadful nuisance.
— Queen Victoria Modern

British monarch, Victorian era

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Private journal about Ireland

Date / Period

1848

Category

Controversial

Source

https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/queen-victorias-journal

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