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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    9.3/10(37 votes)

    #1 - Episode 12

    S5:E12

    Featuring a female dinosaur expert who sells seashells down on the seashore, Brian the handsome scientist reveals the weird wonders of the Greek Universe, TV's fastest-talking pensioner, Bob Hale, tries to explain the Space Race between the USA and the USSR, and there's a fitting musical finale to the end of the series.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  2. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 13 - Song Special
    9.0/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Song Special

    S5:E13

    Some of history's greatest characters serenade us with tales of their lives. Featuring the all-conquering Alexander the Great, the cash-loving Crassus, the feisty Joan of Arc, the brilliant but miserable Charles Dickens, and the very determined Rosa Parks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Horrible Histories Season 7 Episode 9 - Revolting Russian Revolutions
    8.8/10(15 votes)

    #3 - Revolting Russian Revolutions

    S7:E9

    Horrible Histories explores Russia's Revolting past in this bumper special episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.7/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Episode 6

    S5:E6

    Queen Victoria's coronation doesn't go quite as planned, George IV pulls out all the stops to impress his guests on Historical Come Dine With Me, ancient Greek bighead Alexander the Great refuses to stop conquering things, and the HH Sport team report live from the horrible pirate races.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  5. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.6/10(37 votes)

    #5 - Episode 10

    S4:E10

    William the Conqueror has some trouble conquering the town of Ely, Greek philosopher Diogenes reveals his disgusting tactic for getting rid of people he doesn't like, a Saxon joins a modern dating agency and there is a surprise in store for the people on Victorian Wife Swap.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  6. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    8.6/10(34 votes)

    #6 - Episode 12

    S4:E12

    A Victorian woman books a ticket on a very odd railway, a modern patient is (mis)treated by a Roman dentist, Alfred the Great pitches a movie about his life, and a Greek geek competes on Historical Mastermind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  7. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.6/10(35 votes)

    #7 - Episode 1

    S5:E1

    The Saxon gods form an unlikely team of superheroes; famous astronaut Neil Armstrong reveals his new weight loss programme; we meet Georgian London's crime-fighting genius, and Rosa Parks sings about her struggle for equality.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  8. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.6/10(31 votes)

    #8 - Episode 2

    S5:E2

    Featuring a surprisingly charming Stuart highwayman; the Captain of the Titanic holds the world's worst safety briefing; famous writer Mary Shelley pitches the movie of her life; and those violent Vikings show their softer side in a song.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  9. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.6/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Episode 5

    S5:E5

    Famous monk St Augustine struggles to introduce Christianity to Saxon England; Stuart diarist Samuel Pepys annoys the smartest men in Britain; we witness a daring escape from the Tower of London; and Joan of Arc's story is quite an unusual one for a teenage girl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  10. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.6/10(26 votes)

    #10 - Episode 7

    S5:E7

    Roman emperor Caesar Augustus reveals the lazy secret of his success, TV's most excitable reporter, Bob Hale, explains the very, very complex history of WW2, we meet Georgian England's most forgetful vicar, and Welsh hero Owain Glyndwr takes on the English in battle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  11. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.6/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Episode 8

    S5:E8

    The surprising identity of Britain's top-scoring footballer is revealed, things get ridiculous on Germany's version of Historical Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, a Celtic farmer isn't terribly keen on plans for Hadrian's Wall, and the brainy pioneers of transportation sing about their inventions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  12. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.6/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Episode 10

    S5:E10

    A Victorian businessman goes undercover in his own factory, there's a right royal squabble over who should rule medieval England, we meet eccentric Georgian politician Mad Jack Mytton and the Real Tudor Hustle reveals the cleverest con tricks by naughty historical criminals.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  13. Horrible Histories Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #13 - Episode 11

    S2:E11

    Barmy Roman emperor Caligula fails to invade Britain so collects seashells instead, King Henry VIII plays tennis while Anne Boleyn is executed, and some naughty Saxon monks throw a funky party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Horrible Histories Season 3 Episode 1 - Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners
    8.5/10(46 votes)

    #14 - Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners

    S3:E1

    Meet an annoying French prankster from the Middle Ages, witness bizarre Aztec food on Historical Masterchef, see what happens when Queen Elizabeth I needs the toilet, and learn how not to impress a woman in Victorian times -a painful lesson in manners. The truth about Dick Turpin in song; certainly no New Romantic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  15. Horrible Histories Season 3 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.5/10(40 votes)

    #15 - Episode 2

    S3:E2

    Some medieval knights discover the most disgusting way to attack a castle, the Saxons demonstrate the stupidest way to lose a battle, a Georgian goes shopping in a modern pet shop, and the kings and queens of England demonstrate how to remember them all, through the power of song.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  16. Horrible Histories Season 3 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #16 - Episode 3

    S3:E3

    A confused World War I soldier spends his first day in the trenches, William Wallace launches his music career as a rock rebel, Lady Jane Grey wins a frankly terrible competition, and the Welsh women of Fishguard defeat a French invasion without even trying.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  17. Horrible Histories Season 3 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.5/10(34 votes)

    #17 - Episode 8

    S3:E8

    HHTV reporter Mike Peabody gets caught up in the French Revolution, Henry VIII enjoys a highly dangerous sport for children, Saxon King Ethelred the Unready suffers online bullying from the Vikings, and the Suffragettes set the record straight in song.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  18. Horrible Histories Season 3 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.5/10(34 votes)

    #18 - Episode 9

    S3:E9

    The Vikings launch their advert for 'We Sell Any Monk', Queen Elizabeth I surprises her court with some very odd laws, the sacrifice obsessed Aztec priests sing their gruesome disco song, and we discover the Roman equivalent of text messaging.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  19. Horrible Histories Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.5/10(33 votes)

    #19 - Episode 10

    S3:E10

    Some WWI soldiers try some very unusual ways to cure frostbite in the winter. Plus, the not at all romantic movie starring William the Conqueror, the story of Aztec Emperor Motecuhzoma, and a strange Stuart doctor takes a snooze during the middle of a battle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  20. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.5/10(46 votes)

    #20 - Episode 1

    S4:E1

    Dick Whittington pitches a movie about his life, Stone Age technology geeks queue for hours at the unveiling of the Bronze Age, and some German bomber pilots find an unfortunate use for a tourist guidebook to Britain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.5/10(41 votes)

    #21 - Episode 2

    S4:E2

    Henry VIII appears on a TV show hoping to raise money from his antique abbeys. Also, Charles Darwin sings about his theory of Natural Selection, and a pirate captain aims to be Lord Sugar's next Historical Apprentice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  22. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.5/10(37 votes)

    #22 - Episode 3

    S4:E3

    Queen Elizabeth I goes online dating, Greek philosopher Socrates foils his own rescue from prison, and Emicho of the Rhineland goes crusading with some very unusual Sat Navs to lead the way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  23. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.5/10(36 votes)

    #23 - Episode 4

    S4:E4

    HHTV's War Reporter Mike Peabody regrets his decision to cover the Norman Siege of Palermo, the Pilgrim Fathers rap about Jamestown in America, and a German submarine captain has the worst toilet accident in history.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  24. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.5/10(34 votes)

    #24 - Episode 5

    S4:E5

    Some Bronze Agers argue about building the world's first city, Bob Hale explains the entire history of the Renaissance, Mary Seacole sings about her Crimean hotel, and William Shakespeare gets into a rap battle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  25. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.5/10(33 votes)

    #25 - Episode 7

    S4:E7

    Emperor Napoleon plays in a very unusual chess match, a Victorian inventor builds an anti-seasickness ship with one small design flaw, a snowball fight breaks out at a public execution and the British army hires a dead tramp to defeat the Germans in World War II.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 12" is the best rated episode of "Horrible Histories". It scored 9.3/10 based on 37 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Laurence Rickard, it aired on 7/16/2013. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Song Special".