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The Best Episodes of Horrible Histories Season 1

Every episode of Horrible Histories Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Horrible Histories Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Horrible Histories Season 1

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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  1. 8.3/10(44 votes)

    #1 - Episode 13

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    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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  2. 8.1/10(45 votes)

    #2 - Episode 11

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    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.

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  3. 8.1/10(43 votes)

    #3 - Episode 12

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    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.

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  4. 8.0/10(76 votes)

    #4 - Episode 3

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

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  5. 7.9/10(46 votes)

    #5 - Episode 9

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

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  6. 7.9/10(45 votes)

    #6 - Episode 10

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    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.

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  8. 7.8/10(68 votes)

    #7 - Episode 4

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    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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  9. 7.8/10(57 votes)

    #8 - Episode 5

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    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.

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  10. 7.8/10(51 votes)

    #9 - Episode 6

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    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.

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  11. 7.8/10(54 votes)

    #10 - Episode 7

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

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  12. 7.8/10(46 votes)

    #11 - Episode 8

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    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.

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  13. 7.6/10(86 votes)

    #12 - Episode 2

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

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  14. 7.5/10(130 votes)

    #13 - Episode 1

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 13" is the best rated episode of "Horrible Histories" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 44 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/9/2009. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 11".