The Worst Episodes of Horrible Histories
Every episode of Horrible Histories ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Horrible Histories" is "Holly H Song Special", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Holly H Song Special" aired on 7/17/2020 and is rated NaN point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "Fantastic Firsts Special".
NaN/10 0 votes#1 - Holly H Song Special
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 7/17/2020
Rattus has launched his own radio station (‘BBC Radio Number Two’) and who better to advise him on the songs he should be playing than social media star Holly H? Together, they bring us a collection of some of the best songs of this series, plus new material from some of the famous historical faces we meet along the way.
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NaN/10 0 votes#2 - Fantastic Firsts Special
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 7/27/2020
A special show featuring some of history’s greatest firsts, including the first ever library, Olympic Games, people on the moon and rat roller-skating on TV!
Director: Adam Jenkins
Writer: N/A
NaN/10 0 votes#3 - Beastly Bodily Functions Special
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 8/3/2020
Doctors Chris and Xand van Tulleken join Rattus for a selection of old and new sketches relating to bodies.
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NaN/10 0 votes#4 - Cracking Christmas
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2021
Horrible Histories brings you a cracking Christmas special, delving into the origins of the festive season.
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NaN/10 0 votes#5 - Foul Feasting
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2022
Horrible Histories serves up the history of foul feasting, from Stone Age lentils to Queen Victoria’s anti-fart bread.
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NaN/10 0 votes#6 - Infectious Influencers
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2022
From Cleopatra’s hairdo to Elizabeth I’s flushing loo, meet history’s biggest Influencers.
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NaN/10 0 votes#7 - Banging Bling
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2022
From Henry VIII’s wine fountain, to Empress Dowager’s marble boat, Horrible Histories talks money, jewellery and untold treasures.
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NaN/10 0 votes#8 - Monstrous Myths
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2022
Count Rattula guides us through some of history’s greatest myths and monsters, including Henry VIII’s Robin Hood obsession and ancient ghostbusters.
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NaN/10 0 votes#9 - Henry and Liz's Family Face-Off
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2022
Terrible Tudors King Henry VIII and his daughter Queen Elizabeth I bicker about who was the best ruler. Henry had a mechanical dragon kite, but Liz had a flushing toilet.
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NaN/10 0 votes#10 - Cursed Careers
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2022
Rattus considers a career change, and luckily he has the whole of history to look through for ideas. Could he be an inventor like Babbage, or is the pirate life for him?
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NaN/10 0 votes#11 - Smash Hit Songs
Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2022
Rattus has an idea that might make him millions – he is going to launch a streaming service. However, to make Ratify a success, he is going to need some great songs from history.
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NaN/10 0 votes#12 - Foul Football
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 7/19/2023
Legendary Lioness Jill Scott joins Rattus to look at the history of the beautiful game, including Shakespearean mentions, women’s football being banned and coffins on the pitch!
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#13 - Gruesome Gunpowder Plot
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 11/3/2023
Horrible Histories presents the sometimes-ludicrous story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
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#14 - Hideous Homes
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 2/2/2024
From how Henry VIII had the most comfortable poo possible, to finding out which bit of his house Charles Dickens called The Demon – take a tour of horrible homes through history.
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#15 - Ruinous Rivals
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 2/9/2024
From warring brothers to farting mothers, Horrible Histories presents some of the biggest, best and worst rivalries throughout time. Guest starring Rosie Jones, Fred Sirieix and Rob Rinder.
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#16 - Radical Renaissance
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 2/16/2024
Legendary artists Da Vinci and Michelangelo are the guides for a journey through one of history’s most creative, and sometimes weirdest, periods.
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#17 - Gory Greek Myths
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 2/23/2024
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#18 - The Chaotic Civil War
Season 10 Episode 9 - Aired 3/1/2024
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#19 - Episode 10
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 3/6/2024
Comedian and children’s author Rosie Jones is here to help Rattus choose his World Book Day outfit, and discover the gory details behind some favourite children’s books!
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#20 - Terrifying Tower of London
Season 10 Episode 11 - Aired 3/8/2024
Famous inmates, botched escapes and thefts, and Henry VIII’s favourite executions – they’re all here in a terrifying history of the Tower of London.
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#21 - Rotten Romans in Britain
Season 10 Episode 12 - Aired 3/13/2024
Everything from roads to baths to pies, hosts Emperor Nero and warrior queen Boudicca are here to show what the Romans did while they were here in Britain
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#22 - Episode 13
Season 10 Episode 13 - Aired 3/15/2024
From bottom complaints to snot, bird poo and farts, Loo Man provides a guided tour through some of history’s grossest things.
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#23 - Songtastic Musical Special
Season 10 Episode 14 - Aired 3/20/2024
Rattus has enlisted the help of Richie – the Horrible Histories songwriter – to help him present a special song-filled show by making every one of Rattus’ bits a song too!
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#24 - Kings and Queens - A Right Royal Special
Season 10 Episode 15 - Aired 6/14/2024
Featuring a new sketch with Elizabeth I searching for a successor in her show England’s Got Monarchs, and Rattus is the guide through some of HH's most regal sketches!
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4.9/10 11 votes#25 - British Black History
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/2021
Horrible Histories charts the contribution of Black people to British life throughout history. How did African soldiers come to be guarding Hadrian’s Wall? Why was a West African diver asked to help salvage Henry VIII's ship, the Mary Rose? And the actor Ira Aldridge tells us how he came to leave New York to find fame in 19th-century England.
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Writer: James McNicholas