Horrible Histories
Horrible Histories is a TV show on CBBC. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 142 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in October 2025.
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Historical sketch show. British queen Boudica turns against her Roman masters and unleashes her wrecking ball on Colchester, St Albans and London.
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Historical sketch show. King George III goes from a young unpopular king to a much-loved figure, and the team give their unique insight into the American Revolution.
Historical sketch show. Egyptian queen Cleopatra clashes with her brother, seizes power and hooks up with great Roman leaders Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Rowan Atkinson stars as the young King Henry VIII as he struggles with his boring dad, before becoming king and going through wives like most people go through toothbrushes.
Series 4
Historical sketch show. A Saxon joins a modern dating agency, and there is a surprise in store for the people on Victorian Wife Swap.
Series 6
Historical sketch show. A special episode about the great French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, following his rise from humble beginnings to become the emperor of France.
Historical sketch show. This episode follows Mary, Queen of Scots, as she stumbles from being a young girl in Scotland to Elizabeth I's public enemy number one.
Historical sketch show. Young William, Duke of Normandy, quarrels with Harold Godwinson about who should be king of England, before bashing the English and taking the crown.
Historical sketch show. King Alfred the Great argues with his older brothers then defeats the Vikings using his cunning hit-and-run tactics.
Series 7
Sketch comedy series. A guide to ancient civilizations, featuring new sketches about Alexander the Great's first kiss.
Series 4
Historical sketch show. King Edward III gets married on a building site, while Julius Caesar reveals his not-very-secret tips on hiding baldness.
Historical sketch show. Emperor Nero visits the victims of the Great Fire of Rome and some Crusaders attend a training course on how to fight weird monsters.
Series 9
Horrible Histories delves into the not-so-easy lives of children throughout history.
Protests about inequality or environmental damage are common today, but how have people protested in the past? Emmeline Pankhurst is our guide through this history of protest.
Series 4
Historical sketch show. A confused Christopher Columbus declares he has found India, and a Georgian woman reveals her very stupid death.
Series 9
Horrible Histories celebrates 100 years of the BBC with this special episode that takes us through the history of children’s TV.
From Cleopatra’s hairdo to Elizabeth I’s flushing loo, meet history’s biggest Influencers.
Series 4
Historical sketch show. HHTV's war reporter Mike Peabody regrets his decision to cover the Norman Siege of Palermo, and the Pilgrim Fathers rap about Jamestown in America.
Series 1
Historical sketch show based on the successful books. A Victorian teacher is confused by her pupils' bizarre names and the Romans run out of animals to execute.
Series 6, Episode 10 - Wily Winston Churchill Special
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Historical sketch show. Following Winston Churchill from being a young soldier in India during the time of Queen Victoria, through the First World War, to victory in World War II.