The Best Episodes of Horrible Histories Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(142 votes)

   #1 - Episode 1

   S1:E14/16/2009

   A pirate captain worries about an early bedtime and the four King Georges form a boyband.

   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Dave Cohen, Ben Ward, Lucy Clarke, Jon Holmes

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   Writers:Dave Cohen, Ben Ward, Lucy Clarke, Jon Holmes
2. 

   7.7/10(97 votes)

   #2 - Episode 2

   S1:E24/23/2009

   A Stone Age doctor tries to help a modern patient and a Pharaoh invents the pyramid.

   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Ben Ward, Lucy Clarke, George Sawyer, James Harris, Steve Punt, George Poles, Mark Blakewill

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   Writers:Ben Ward, Lucy Clarke, George Sawyer, James Harris, Steve Punt, George Poles, Mark Blakewill
3. 

   7.8/10(87 votes)

   #3 - Episode 3

   S1:E34/30/2009

   A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles, and an Egyptian tries to save money.

   Director:Unknown

   Writers:Ben Ward, Jon Holmes, James Harris, Steve Punt, Arnold Widdowson, Mark Blakewill

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   Writers:Ben Ward, Jon Holmes, James Harris, Steve Punt, Arnold Widdowson, Mark Blakewill
4. 

   7.6/10(75 votes)

   #4 - Episode 4

   S1:E45/7/2009

   The Tudors sing their family history, Bob explains the complete history of Rome in two minutes, and a mad Victorian gentleman eats King Louis XIV's mummified heart.

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   Writer:Unknown

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   7.8/10(65 votes)

   #5 - Episode 5

   S1:E55/14/2009

   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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   7.8/10(59 votes)

   #6 - Episode 6

   S1:E65/21/2009

   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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   Writer:Laurence Rickard
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7. 

   7.7/10(63 votes)

   #7 - Episode 7

   S1:E75/28/2009

   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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   7.7/10(55 votes)

   #8 - Episode 8

   S1:E86/4/2009

   The Saxons exchange disgusting Christmas presents, a caveman goes on a TV cookery show, and we discover the bizarre causes of the First World War.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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   7.8/10(54 votes)

   #9 - Episode 9

   S1:E96/11/2009

   A Victorian inspector checks that school is suitably cruel, HHTV News reports live from the Great Plague, and Thumbelina drowns unpleasantly.

   Director:Unknown

   Writer:Unknown

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10. 

    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #10 - Episode 10

    S1:E106/18/2009

    HHTV News reports live from the Battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads, and we learn the revolting truth about Roman toilets.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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11. 

    8.0/10(52 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S1:E116/25/2009

    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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12. 

    8.1/10(49 votes)

    #12 - Episode 12

    S1:E127/2/2009

    A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names, the Romans run out of animals to execute, and Queen Victoria advertises her exercise DVD.

    Director:Unknown

    Writer:Unknown

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13. 

    8.1/10(50 votes)

    #13 - Episode 13

    S1:E137/9/2009

    A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show and William Shakespeare is haunted by the ghost of King Richard III.

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    Writer:Unknown

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