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S4.E1 ∙ Episode #4.1

Sun, Apr 08, 2012

This episode shows a mixture of humour and historical fact.

8.5 /10

S4.E2 ∙ Episode #4.2

Mon, Apr 09, 2012

Henry VIII tries to sell off his antique abbeys and Charles Darwin sings about his work.

8.4 /10

S4.E3 ∙ Episode #4.3

Tue, Apr 10, 2012

Queen Elizabeth I goes online dating, Greek philosopher Socrates foils his own rescue from prison and Emicho of the Rhineland goes crusading with some very unusual navigators to lead the way.

8.4 /10

S4.E4 ∙ Episode #4.4

Wed, Apr 11, 2012

HHTV's War Reporter Mike Peabody regrets his choice of war to cover.

8.4 /10

S4.E5 ∙ Episode #4.5

Thu, Apr 12, 2012

Columbus thinks he's found India, and a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death.

8.3 /10

S4.E6 ∙ Episode #4.6

Thu, Apr 19, 2012

Columbus thinks he's found India, and a Georgian woman reveals her very Stupid Death.

8.2 /10

Emperor Napoleon plays in an unusual chess match, a Victorian inventor builds an anti-seasickness ship with one small design flaw, a snowball fight breaks out at a public execution and the British army hires a dead tramp to defeat the Germans in WWII.

8.3 /10

S4.E8 ∙ Episode #4.8

Thu, May 03, 2012

A caveman shares some cooking tips and the Saxons give gruesome Christmas presents.

8.3 /10

S4.E9 ∙ Episode #4.9

Thu, May 10, 2012

A live news report from the Great Plague and Thumbelina meets an unfortunate end.

8.3 /10

S4.E10 ∙ Episode #4.10

Thu, May 17, 2012

HHTV News reports from the battle of Thermopylae, Celt housewives find decorative uses for severed heads and we learn the revolting truth about Roman toilets.

8.4 /10

S4.E11 ∙ Episode #4.11

Thu, May 24, 2012

Queen Victoria learns her British comforts aren't very British, a Viking warrior won't stop talking in rhyme and the contestants try to become executioners on the "Axe Factor."

8.3 /10

S4.E12 ∙ Episode #4.12

Thu, May 31, 2012

A Victorian woman books a ticket on an odd railway, a modern patient is (mis) treated by a Roman dentist, Alfred the Great pitches a movie about his life and a Greek geek competes on "Historical Mastermind."

8.6 /10

S4.E13 ∙ Savage Songs

Sun, Jun 03, 2012

A lazy aristocrat invents the sandwich, the Romans host their own revolting cookery show and William Shakespeare is haunted by the ghost of King Richard III.

8.1 /10

S4.E14 ∙ Sport Special

Thu, Jul 19, 2012

All the top sporting action from the past, including Emperor Nero and Jesse Owens singing the history of the Olympics. We're at the finish line to see Pheidippides run the first ever marathon, then we count down the top marathon cheats of all time and take a look back at some of our favorite "Horrible Histories" sporting events.

8.4 /10

S4.E15 ∙ Scary Special

Sun, Oct 28, 2012

Death gets a good look around as he reveals his creepiest moments - a Tudor family show the extent of their ghostly superstitions and the Vikings demonstrate how to become truly terrifying to enemies.

8.9 /10