The Earth Goes Round The Sun (Song) | Horrible Histories

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

In a one-off precursor to his Historyonic's series, Nick Knowles gets a behind-the-scenes look at why a Yorkshire-born zealot called Guy Fa...

The 1860s | The Victorian Slum

A group of 21st-century people move into a recreated Victorian slum. In this episode, the slum dwellers move into the 1860s, when London was t...

Time Treasures - Poppy Day | Watch

The past is explored through artefacts and reconstructions. An explanation of why poppies are used as a remembrance symbol for people who ...

Time Treasures - Guy Fawkes | Watch

The past explored through artefacts and dramatic reconstructions. In this programme, who was Guy Fawkes, and how and why did he plot to b...

What Caused the Spanish Armada? | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow discusses the foundations of what caused the Spanish Armada.

Harrying of the North | The Normans

Offshoots of Anglo-Saxons, particularly in Northern England, would target roaming Normans, killing them to prevent any changes to their l...

The 1066 invasion | The Normans

Robert Bartlett gives a step-by-step guide to the infamous Battle of Hastings where William took the throne from King Harold and so ended th...

Horrible Histories: The Movie (2019)

When Roman lad Atti offends edgy Emperor Nero, he is drafted to fight in far-flung Britain, where local Celt lass Orla itches to join Bo...

The Children of the Holocaust

Powerful animated films, in which elderly Jewish Holocaust survivors tell their stories of Nazi persecution in their childhood and how they esc...

Britain and the Start of WW1 | Learning Zone

Dan Snow recreates a map of Europe on the beach to explain how Britain became involved in World War I.

Finding My Family - Windrush | Newsround Specials

Seventy years since the Windrush's UK arrival, two kids head to the Caribbean to discover why their grandparents left for a...

Fireships | Armada: 12 Days to Save England

Dan Snow explores the English use of fireships against the Spanish Armada.

Religious reform under Mary I | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama discusses the religious reform under Queen Mary I.

Fawkes' 13 | Horrible Histories

This Bonfire Night, watch as Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators embark on a devilish plot to blow up Parliament.

Hereward the Wake | The Normans

Hereward the Wake oversaw the next resistance to King William, and got help from the Danish to attack England from the East.

Horrible Christmas | Horrible Histories

This episode showcases bizarre yuletide absurdities from over the centuries with a unique blend of sketches, pastiche and song - a fo...

James I of England | The Stuarts

An introduction to King James I of England and the uniting of Scotland and England under his rule.

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.

01: Black Britons 1 | Primary History

An introduction to the history of black people in Britain, from the Romans to the slave trade. Schools programme for seven- to 11-year-...

Black History Month Special with Oti Mabuse | Horrible Histories

Oti Mabuse presents a series of sketches from Horrible Histories to commemorate Black History Month.