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 9, Christmas Special repeated tomorrow at 1:45pm on CBBC
Streaming rank this week: 571
Episode menu
Series 6, Episode 5 - Horrid Henry VIII
We meet the young Henry as he struggles with his boring dad Henry VII, before becoming King himself, and going through wives like most people go through toothbrushes! Meanwhile across the world we meet the great Ottoman leader Suleiman the Magnificent in Turkey, and the mad, bad, and very dangerous to know Emperor Zhengde in China.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 22nd June 2015
- Time
- 5pm
- Channel
- CBBC
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Simon Farnaby | Various |
| Tom Stourton | Various |
| Adam Riches | Various |
| Naz Osmanoglu | Various |
| Jalaal Hartley | Various |
| Jessica Ransom | Various |
| Jon Culshaw | Various (Voice) |
| Katherine Jakeways | Ensemble Actor |
| Louise Ford | Ensemble Actor |
| John Eccleston | Rattus Rattus |
| Rowan Atkinson | Henry VIII |
| Dan Li | Ensemble Actor |
| Ben Ward | Writer |
| Dave Cohen | Writer |
| Lucy Clarke | Writer |
| Gerard Foster | Writer |
| Steve Punt | Writer |
| George Sawyer | Writer |
| Howard Read | Writer |
| Greg Jenner | Writer |
| Benjamin Partridge | Writer |
| Justin Edwards | Writer |
| Dan Maier (as Daniel Maier) | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Ben Ward | Script Editor |
| George Sawyer | Script Editor |
| Chris Chantler | Writer |
| 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 |
| Daniel Gulley | Editor |
| Miranda Jones | Production Designer |
| Richie Webb | Composer |
| Tim Searle | Animation |
Video
Rowan Atkinson sings in Horrible Histories
Rowan Atkinson is Henry VIII, singing in the style of Elvis Presley.
Featuring: Rowan Atkinson (Henry VIII).