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Charles Dickens - Miserable (Song) | Horrible Histories
Charles Dickens on life, novels and inspiration from his experiences in the Victorian Era.
Marcus Licinius Crassus - Minted (Song) | Horrible Histories
No rich man could ever surpass roman 'geezer' Marcus Licinius Crassus, he was minted!
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!
Thomas Edison invents ''hello'' | Horrible Histories
Edison stumbles upon an important development in the way people answer the telephone.
Vikings & Garfunkel (Song) | Horrible Histories
Think the vicious Vikings were purely plunderers and pillagers? Think again!
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.
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