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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    10.0/10(1 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 4 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 13 - Savage Songs Special
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Savage Songs Special

    S4:E13

    The Thinkers, Mary I, William Shakespeare, The New World, Luddites, Victoria and Albert, Mary Seacole, Natural Selection and RAF Pilots

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - 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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  5. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 13 - Song Special
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Horrible Histories Season 1 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Episode 7

    S1:E7

    There is a terrible smell in the Houses of Parliament, Cinderella struggles with the Blitz, and Helen of Troy reveals her complicated love life.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Horrible Histories Season 1 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Episode 11

    S1:E11

    Queen Victoria learns that her British comforts are not very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme, and on 'Axe Factor', the contestants try to become executioners.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Horrible Histories Season 2 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Episode 1

    S2:E1

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Laurence Rickard, Mathew Baynton

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  9. Horrible Histories Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Episode 4

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton

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  10. Horrible Histories Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Episode 6

    S2:E6

    The Ug and Ugio families go head to head on Stone Age Family Fortunes, mad King George III's doctors are even madder than he is, and Emperor Elagabalus launches his pranktastic Roman lottery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Horrible Histories Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Episode 7

    S2:E7

    Joan of Arc gets a visit from a confused angel, a pirate captain tries to make his crew dress like ladies, and Mrs Celt enjoys being a Roman on Historical Wife Swap.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Horrible Histories Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Episode 6

    S4:E6

    A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India and a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death. Also, Victoria and Albert attend the Great Exhibition and Tsar Peter III brings a very weird case to the Court of Historical Law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  16. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Horrible Histories Season 4 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - Episode 9

    S4:E9

    King Edward III gets married in a building site, Julius Caesar reveals his secret tips on hiding baldness, we learn the tricks of the criminal trade on the Real Victorian Hustle and we meet Renaissance Italy's most corrupt family: the Borgias.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  18. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Horrible Histories Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Episode 5

    S1:E5

    A priest makes a piano from live pigs, Emperor Caligula declares war on the sea, and there are some disgusting beauty tips from Ancient Egypt.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Horrible Histories Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Episode 6

    S1:E6

    An evil Greek god appears on a daytime chat show, a rich Georgian swaps his wife with a peasant, and we meet some weird medieval monsters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 12" is the best rated episode of "Horrible Histories". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Laurence Rickard, it aired on 7/16/2013. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 1".