The Best Episodes of Horrible Histories
Every episode of Horrible Histories ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into 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 some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Horrible Histories" is "Episode 12", rated 9.2/10 from 31 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Laurence Rickard. "Episode 12" aired on 7/16/2013 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Revolting Russian Revolutions".
9.2/10 31 votes#1 - Episode 12
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 7/16/2013
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.8/10 14 votes#2 - Revolting Russian Revolutions
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 9/11/2017
Horrible Histories explores Russia's Revolting past in this bumper special episode.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.6/10 47 votes#3 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 5/31/2010
A prank-loving emperor hosts a dinner party on Roman Come Dine with Me, the Durham Home Guard injure themselves while learning first aid, and the Viking rock band paint the town red... literally.
Director: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard, Mathew Baynton
8.6/10 44 votes#4 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/1/2010
A pirate captain regrets stealing a herd of seasick cows, a Georgian sportsman invents a whole new way of boxing, King Charles II raps about his party lifestyle, and the Georgian army goes to war against a bunch of naughty schoolboys.
Director: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.6/10 20 votes#5 - Song Special
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 7/23/2013
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 30 votes#6 - Episode 11
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 7/13/2010
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 28 votes#7 - Episode 9
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.5/10 27 votes#8 - Episode 10
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 7/12/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.5/10 39 votes#9 - Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 4/9/2012
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.5/10 35 votes#10 - Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2012
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.5/10 28 votes#11 - Episode 12
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 6/1/2012
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.5/10 26 votes#12 - Episode 2
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 5/28/2013
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.5/10 24 votes#13 - Episode 6
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 6/4/2013
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.5/10 22 votes#14 - Episode 10
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 7/2/2013
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 37 votes#15 - Episode 4
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/3/2010
Britain's greatest sailor, Admiral Nelson, turns out to be horribly seasick, two doctors from the Middle Ages argue over how to treat a patient, discover the many uses for an Incan llama, and the World War 2 Girls sing about Girl Power on the Home Front.
Director: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard, Mathew Baynton, Ben Willbond
8.4/10 39 votes#16 - Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 5/30/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 32 votes#17 - Episode 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 5/31/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 26 votes#18 - Episode 4
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 6/2/2011
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10 28 votes#19 - Episode 8
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/21/2011
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 31 votes#20 - Episode 3
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/11/2012
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 30 votes#21 - Episode 4
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 4/12/2012
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 27 votes#22 - Episode 7
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/27/2012
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 30 votes#23 - Episode 10
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 5/18/2012
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 30 votes#24 - Episode 1
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 5/27/2013
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard
8.4/10 25 votes#25 - Episode 5
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 5/31/2013
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: N/A
Writer: Laurence Rickard