January 3 1886 AD: Victoria Paints Ireland

Queen Victoria, still heartbroken by the death of her beloved husband Prince Albert, proclaims that Ireland will be painted black in his memory. Her vision is never fully realised and the country comes out a kind of light grey colour, much of which remains to this day.

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