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The Best Episodes of Horrible Histories Season 5

Every episode of Horrible Histories Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Horrible Histories Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 1 - Episode 1
    8.5/10(34 votes)

    #1 - 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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  2. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 2 - Episode 2
    8.6/10(30 votes)

    #2 - 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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  3. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 3 - Episode 3
    7.9/10(32 votes)

    #3 - Episode 3

    S5:E3

    The boys test their horsepower to the max on Stone Age Top Gear; Charles Dickens sings about his life and books; the Greek philosophers host weird dinner parties on Historical Come Dine With Me; and Vlad the Impaler reveals his horrible new plan for keeping out the neighbours.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  4. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 4 - Episode 4
    8.3/10(27 votes)

    #4 - Episode 4

    S5:E4

    Featuring the rather eccentric Georgian philosopher Jeremy Bentham; super-rich Roman politician Crassus raps about his blinging lifestyle; some unusual soldiers are recruited into WW2; and Johannes Gutenberg goes head-to-head with some monks on The Historical Apprentice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  5. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 5 - Episode 5
    8.5/10(29 votes)

    #5 - 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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  6. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 6 - Episode 6
    8.6/10(29 votes)

    #6 - 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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  7. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 7 - Episode 7
    8.5/10(25 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 8 - Episode 8
    8.5/10(28 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 9 - Episode 9
    8.2/10(27 votes)

    #9 - Episode 9

    S5:E9

    There is public confusion when King Charles II bans coffee shops, a seasick chicken ruins a Roman sea battle, mighty Egyptian Pharaoh, Ramesses II, meets some smelly peasants on Historical Wife Swap, and a cave-dwelling Stone Age couple try to buy their first house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  10. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 10 - Episode 10
    8.6/10(26 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 11 - Episode 11
    8.4/10(29 votes)

    #11 - Episode 11

    S5:E11

    DI Bones investigates an unusual Victorian traffic accident, Roman scientist Pliny the Elder suffers a Stupid Death in ancient Pompeii, Prime Ministers Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill argue online over what to do about Adolf Hitler, and we discover the horrible history of early Australia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Laurence Rickard

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  12. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 12 - Episode 12
    9.2/10(35 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Horrible Histories Season 5 Episode 13 - Song Special
    8.9/10(23 votes)

    #13 - 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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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Horrible Histories" season 5. It scored 8.5/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Laurence Rickard, it aired on 5/27/2013. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".