Horrible Histories
- TV sketch show
- CBBC / BBC One
- 2009 - 2024
- 139 episodes (10 series)
Hit sketch show based on surprising facts from world history, inspired by the hit children's book series. Stars Jim Howick, Simon Farnaby, Ben Willbond, Mathew Baynton, Martha Howe-Douglas and more.
- Due to return for Series 11
- Series 10, Highlights Special repeated at 12:15pm on CBBC
Streaming rank this week: 718
Episode menu
- Series 6, Episode 11 - 'Orrible Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell rises from obscurity, challenges King Charles I in the English Civil War, and ultimately orders the King's execution - as he says, a it was a 'cruel necessity'. In other parts of Britain there are a bunch of oddly named Puritan soldiers, and the great writers Shakespeare and Milton square up for a word battle.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 3rd August 2015
- Time
- 5pm
- Channel
- CBBC
- Length
- 25 minutes
Cast & crew
| Jim Howick | Various |
| Simon Farnaby | Various |
| Tom Stourton | Various |
| Adam Riches | Various |
| Naz Osmanoglu | Various |
| Jalaal Hartley | Various |
| Jessica Ransom | Various |
| Jon Culshaw | Various (Voice) |
| Louise Ford | Ensemble Actor |
| John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
| Lawry Lewin | Oliver Cromwell |
| Jason Lewis | Ensemble Actor |
| Ben Ward | Writer |
| Dave Cohen | Writer |
| George Sawyer | Writer |
| Daniel Peak | Writer |
| Greg Jenner | Writer |
| Benjamin Partridge | Writer |
| Dan Maier (as Daniel Maier) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ben Ward | Script Editor |
| George Sawyer | Script Editor |
| Simon Gibney | Director |
| Ian Curtis | Director |
| Tom Miller | Series Producer |
| Melissa Hardinge | Executive Producer |
| Bill Hobbins | Executive Producer |
| Richard Bradley | Executive Producer |
| Adam Windmill | Editor |
| Will Peverett | Editor |
| Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
| Richie Webb | Composer |
| Tim Searle | Animation |