Horrible Histories: Season 10
Season 10 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Horrible Histories Season 9.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 10 Progress Shield
Daft Dads
Jun 16, 2023 · 28 min
In honour of Father’s Day, Horrible Histories takes a look at some of history’s daftest dads, featuring Henry VIII, Charles Dickens, William the Conqueror and Joseph Stalin!
NHS 75th Birthday Special
Jul 5, 2023 · 28 min
How did the NHS come into being? When was the first kidney transplant? Is half a chicken actually a cure for anything? Find out as comedian and former psychiatric nurse Jo Brand jo
Foul Football
Jul 19, 2023 · 28 min
Legendary Lioness Jill Scott joins Rattus to look at the history of the beautiful game, including Shakespearean mentions, women’s football being banned and coffins on the pitch!
Gruesome Gunpowder Plot
Nov 3, 2023 · 28 min
Horrible Histories presents the sometimes-ludicrous story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot.
Hideous Homes
Feb 2, 2024 · 28 min
From how Henry VIII had the most comfortable poo possible, to finding out which bit of his house Charles Dickens called The Demon – take a tour of horrible homes through history.
Ruinous Rivals
Feb 9, 2024 · 28 min
From warring brothers to farting mothers, Horrible Histories presents some of the biggest, best and worst rivalries throughout time. Guest starring Rosie Jones, Fred Sirieix and Ro
Radical Renaissance
Feb 16, 2024 · 28 min
Legendary artists Da Vinci and Michelangelo are the guides for a journey through one of history’s most creative, and sometimes weirdest, periods.
Gory Greek Myths
Feb 23, 2024 · 28 min
From the Trojan Horse, to Jason and his Argonauts going to find the Golden Fleece, and Zeus going on historical first dates as an ant, Horrible Histories presents mythical mayhem,
The Chaotic Civil War
Mar 1, 2024 · 28 min
Grisly tales of the Civil War, one of the weirdest, wildest periods in English history, featuring the only time that a king has been tried and executed for treason
Bewitching Books
Mar 6, 2024 · 28 min
Comedian and children’s author Rosie Jones is here to help Rattus choose his World Book Day outfit, and discover the gory details behind some favourite children’s books!
Terrifying Tower of London
Mar 8, 2024 · 28 min
Famous inmates, botched escapes and thefts, and Henry VIII’s favourite executions – they’re all here in a terrifying history of the Tower of London.
Rotten Romans in Britain
Mar 13, 2024 · 28 min
Everything from roads to baths to pies, hosts Emperor Nero and warrior queen Boudicca are here to show what the Romans did while they were here in Britain
Loo Man's Gross Guide
Mar 15, 2024 · 28 min
From bottom complaints to snot, bird poo and farts, Loo Man provides a guided tour through some of history’s grossest things.
Songtastic Musical Special
Mar 20, 2024 · 28 min
Rattus has enlisted the help of Richie – the Horrible Histories songwriter – to help him present a special song-filled show by making every one of Rattus’ bits a song too!
Kings and Queens - A Right Royal Special
Jun 14, 2024 · 28 min
Featuring a new sketch with Elizabeth I searching for a successor in her show England’s Got Monarchs, and Rattus is the guide through some of HH's most regal sketches!