Horrible Histories

- Season 4

(2012)

This episode shows a mixture of humour and historical fact.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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."

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."

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.

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.

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