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John Brown (Scotsman)

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Royalty

The Resume

    (December 8, 1826-March 27, 1883)
    Servant at Balmoral Castle
    Personal 'ghillie' (servant) to Queen Victoria

Why he might be annoying:

    Queen Victoria favored him over her own children.
    Many people, including the royal family, despised him for his influence over her.
    He and Victoria were rumored to have a sexual relationship.
    Some historians believe they were secretly married, which would have been scandalous and probably illegal at the time.
    The Queen squandered a lot of taxpayer money for portraits and statues made of him.
    One statue was said to be so lifelike that people were afraid of it.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He became Victoria's closest friend after her beloved husband Prince Albert died.
    He once saved her life when she was physically attacked.
    He overcame the brutal British class system to become a very powerful man.
    He was a humble servant who got to rub it in the face of the Queen's stuck-up relatives.
    Victoria loved him so much that she was buried with some of his belongings.
    After the Queen died, her family destroyed many of his portraits and possessions.
    Billy Connolly portrayed him in a movie, 'Mrs. Brown.'

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 93 Votes: 64.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 35 Votes: 74.29% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 64 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 130 Votes: 50.77% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 204 Votes: 55.39% Annoying