Horrible Histories

tv show

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154 total episodes

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11 seasons

The history they don't teach you in school.

First Aired April 16, 2009

Overview

Based on the best-selling children's books and liberally splattered with guts, blood and poo, a group of British comedians offer an anarchic and unconventional take on some of history's most gruesome and funny moments, with topics including the Stone Age, the Middle Ages, the Egyptians and the Romans, among others.

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British Black History

Season 9 - Episode 1 - 1h 30m

Air Date

April 30, 2021

Overview

Horrible Histories charts the contribution of Black people to British life throughout history. How did African soldiers come to be guarding Hadrian’s Wall? Why was a West African diver asked to help salvage Henry VIII's ship, the Mary Rose? And the actor Ira Aldridge tells us how he came to leave New York to find fame in 19th-century England.