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The Best Episodes of Horrible Histories

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on...
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    9.2/10(32 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.

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    Director:Unknown
  2. Background image for Revolting Russian Revolutions
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Revolting Russian Revolutions

    S7:E9

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.6/10(21 votes)

    #3 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.5/10(29 votes)

    #4 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.5/10(28 votes)

    #5 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.5/10(40 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.5/10(29 votes)

    #7 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.5/10(26 votes)

    #8 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.5/10(23 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
  11. Background image for Aztec Home Cooking and Victorian Manners
    8.4/10(40 votes)

    #10 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #11 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(36 votes)

    #12 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(32 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #14 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #15 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(31 votes)

    #16 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(27 votes)

    #17 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #18 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.4/10(25 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
  21. Background image for Moon Mayhem
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Moon Mayhem

    S8:E7

    Comedian and space nerd Dara O Briain joins Rattus as guest host for a special show that marks the anniversary of the 1969 moon landings.

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    Director:Adam Jenkins
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.3/10(33 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.3/10(30 votes)

    #22 - 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.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.3/10(28 votes)

    #23 - Episode 4

    S3:E4

    An unusual Stuart highwayman doesn't always steal cash, a modern detective struggles to solve a series of murders in Emperor Caligula's house, HHTV goes undercover to prove allegations of cheating in Middle Ages jousting tournaments, and King George IV meets his dead relatives.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.3/10(25 votes)

    #24 - Episode 6

    S3:E6

    Henry VIII promotes his all meat, no vegetables diet plan, Bob Hale struggles desperately to explain the Middle Ages War of the Roses, a Stone Age man invents farming, and Admiral Nelson confuses everyone with his last words.

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.3/10(26 votes)

    #25 - Episode 11

    S3:E11

    We rejoice in the odd marriage of Mary I and Philip II of Spain, whilst a pirate chef disgusts the judges on Historical Masterchef and a Stone Age man appears on Dragons' Den with his innovative inventions. Plus, the Victorian paramedics offer their bizarre medical advice to a modern patient.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 12" is the best rated episode of "Horrible Histories". It scored 9.2/10 based on 32 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Laurence Rickard, it aired on 7/16/2013. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Revolting Russian Revolutions".