01: Jean’s Story | The Jacobites

S07E15: Terrible Tudor Special | Horrible Histories

Chop, chop, it's the Horrible Histories' Terrible Tudors Special, with everything you need to know about history's most f...

S06E06: Henry VIII - A Little More Reformation (Song) | Horrible Histories

Comedy superstar Rowan Atkinson stars as Henry VIII with an Elvis twist.

03: Gandhi | Primary History

An introduction to the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. Schools programme for seven- to 11-year-olds.

S01E01: The Secrets of Vesuvius: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

Flavia and her friends convince Admiral Pliny of the danger of Mount Vesuvius, but can he and his fleet do anything...

The end of the British Slave Trade | Angellica: Time Traveller

In the final part of this journey Angellica Bell meets one of the descendants of William Wilberforce who helpe...

05: The Spanish Armada | Landmarks

In October 1588, a lone Spanish ship was wrecked off south Devon. In today's programme children from three Devon schools use their own map...

S08E08: History of Democracy: Common People (Song) | Horrible Histories

Follow the story of democracy from Ancient Greece to the 21st Century.

Sir Francis Drake | My Story

Trixie and Daddy Olly go on a journey of discovery to find out what life was like for a ship's boy nearly 500 years ago. Trixie and Olly dress u...

T is for Trenches | WWI A-Z

Descriptions of the conditions of British trenches on the Western Front in World War One.

S06E04: Mary Queen of Scots - Queenian Rhapsody (Song) | Horrible Histories

Mary, Queen of Scots' legal troubles were really something to sing and shout about!

Episode 1 | Evacuation Manor House

Twelve modern boys and girls experience life as 1940s evacuees at one of the finest country houses in the land. The evacuees face the chal...

S01E02: Pirates of Pompeii: Part 1 | Roman Mysteries

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius has left a trail of destruction. In the chaos of the refugee camp, Flavia is shocked to d...

S03E06: The Truth About Richard III (Song) | Horrible Histories

History has been unkind to Richard III and he's written a song to set the record straight: he's a nice guy re...

S09E03: Protesting with Pankhurst | Horrible Histories

Protests about inequality or environmental damage are common today, but how have people protested in the past? Emmelin...

A is for Archduke Franz Ferdinand | WWI A-Z

Explanation of how the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War One.

Plague! | The History Trail

London, 1665: during the long, hot summer, tens of thousands died of a dreadful disease. The Barnwell family are one of many to suffer.

S05E13: Rosa Parks - I Sat on a Bus (Song) | Horrible Histories

Rosa Parks shares about how she helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, all by sitting on a bus!

S08E09: WWII VE Day (Song) | Horrible Histories

On the 8th May 1945 the Nazis surrendered and the millions who had been saved were able to celebrate.

S08E12: Mayflower cruises | Horrible Histories

The one-way journey of a lifetime abroad the Mayflower (advertisement).

Victorian living conditions | Britain's Biggest Dig

Dr Yasmin Khan discovers the awful living conditions the workers during the Industrial Revolution had put up with.