SUMMARY:
Henry VIII is so demanding he has a brick wall built at his bedroom door every night, those vicious Vikings find that sorry seems to be the hardest word and hold your nose in Versailles because Louis XIV hasn't got any loos!
ORIGINAL AIRDATE:
Monday 4th September 2017
STARRING:
Jalaal Hartley
Tom Stourton
Jessica Ransom
Gemma Whelan
Richard David-Caine
Ryan Sampson
Fred Sirieix
Dan Li
Louise Ford
Samson Kayo
James McNicholas
Ellie White
WRITTEN BY:
TBA
EDITORS: David Staite, Will Porter, Adam Windmill, Jon Dean
PRODUCERS: Tom Miller, Lisa Mitchell
DIRECTORS: Steve Connelly, Ian Curtis, Adam Jenkins
PUPPETEER: John Eccleston ANIMATION: Studio 43
COMPOSER: Richie Webb HISTORICAL CONSULTANT: Greg Jenner
ADDITIONAL VOICES: Jon Culshaw
FULL DESCIPTION:
Get ready for some serious bad behaviour, as Horrible Histories brings you the most ruthless rulers of all time. Henry VIII is so demanding he has a brick wall built at his bedroom door every night, those vicious Vikings find that sorry seems to be the hardest word, hold your nose in Versailles because Louis XIV hasn't got any loos, and rock out with the Warlords from Hell
SKETCHES:
Ivan the Terrible
Ruthless Russian ruler, Ivan, doesn’t seem pleased with his title when a narrator tries to create a film trailer about him.
Film Trailer
Historical First Dates: Elizabeth I & Phillip of Spain
Romance does not flutter when Elizabeth is set up with her dead sister’s husband.
Henry VIII’s bedtime checklist
Henry just wants to get to sleep, but the checks he demanded keep him up (and down), with not much peace at all!
Bridget Holmes’ Diary
Starring the pees and poos of five British monarchs and the longest serving servant in history.
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Historical First Dates: Elizabeth I & Lord Dudley
Elizabeth’s old friend, Robert Dudley, makes a good impression – there’s just one small problem…
Historical PR: Raising the Standards
The ‘design cavalry’ pitch their ideas to King James VI of Scotland & I of England for a flag that will unite the two nations... such as tartan Stonehenge?
SONG: The Warlords from Hell
Vlad the Impaler, Attila the Hun, Shaka Zulu and Genghis Khan are the most ruthless rulers from history! The fierce four rock on about their rise to fame, killing and deaths in ‘Warlords from Hell’!
Match of the Danes: Cnut’s signing
Cnut the Great reveals his surprise new signing, Thorkell the Tall, which causes some controversy.
Historical First Dates: Elizabeth I & Prince Eric of Sweden
Her next date does not prove any more successful and Fred is forced to step in and help.
Cnut the Great apologises…sort of
After all his Viking destruction, Cnut must win back the English public by apologising, but he and his Vikings find sorry seems to be the hardest word to say.
Xerxes the Great enforces happiness
Persian King, Xerxes the Great, enforces a rather unusual law, but nobody seems to be cheered up at all ...wonder why?
Tips for Rulers No. 43: Queen Hatshepsut
The first female leader of Egypt is forced to wear something quite odd to be taken seriously.
Historical First Dates: Elizabeth I & Philip of Anjou
Teenage Phillip is set against an aging Queen of England
King Louis XIV & The Palace of Versailles
The English Ambassador and his wife are shocked to see that Louis XIV’s palace has 700 rooms but one fundamental room is missing and causes a hard time for the English Ambassador.
Historical First Dates: Elizabeth I and Lord Dudley (again)
Lord Dudley is back but there is the risk of a scandal. However, Elizabeth does finally decide to get married…
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