The BEST episodes of Horrible Histories (2009) season 9

Every episode of Horrible Histories (2009) season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Horrible Histories (2009) season 9!

Sketches, cartoons and quizzes liberally splattered with blood and gore, based on the books published by Scholastic.

Last Updated: 12/18/2024Network: CBBCStatus: Continuing
Dastardly Dance
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6.67
3 votes

#1 - Dastardly Dance

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/26/2021

Strictly’s Shirley Ballas joins Rattus for a waltz through the history of dance, with Bruno Tonioli as Nero, who had his dance teacher killed, and Queen Vic’s Highland reel!

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Precious Planet
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6.33
3 votes

#2 - Precious Planet

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2021

Charles Darwin hosts a timely look at how we’ve treated the throughout history. With Henry VIII, the inventor of the plastic bag and Judge Rinder!

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Cracking Christmas
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6.33
3 votes

#3 - Cracking Christmas

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2021

Horrible Histories brings you a cracking Christmas special, delving into the origins of the festive season.

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Big BBC Birthday Bonanza
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6.33
3 votes

#4 - Big BBC Birthday Bonanza

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/15/2022

Horrible Histories celebrates 100 years of the BBC with this special episode. What was the secret of looking great on a 1930s TV show? How did the BBC try to defeat the Nazis using regional accents? And just what was a kangaroo doing at the launch of BBC Two? Our end song takes us through the history of children’s TV.

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Foul Feasting
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6.00
2 votes

#5 - Foul Feasting

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/7/2022

Horrible Histories serves up the history of foul feasting, from Stone Age lentils to Queen Victoria’s anti-fart bread.

Diabolical Daily Life
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6.00
2 votes

#6 - Diabolical Daily Life

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/28/2022

Daily routines throughout history, from waking in Ancient Egypt to Medieval Loo Man.

Monstrous Myths
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6.00
2 votes

#7 - Monstrous Myths

Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/4/2022

Count Rattula looks at history's greatest myths and monsters.

Protesting with Pankhurst
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5.50
2 votes

#8 - Protesting with Pankhurst

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/19/2021

Protests about inequality or environmental damage are common today, but how have people protested in the past? Emmeline Pankhurst is our guide through this history of protest.

Gruesome Guide to Growing Up
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5.50
2 votes

#9 - Gruesome Guide to Growing Up

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/7/2021

Life wasn’t always fun for children in the past. Horrible Histories delves into the not-so-easy lives of children throughout history, from the strict parenting of ancient civilisations, to the terrible fights the young King Louis XIV had with his little brother - even weeing on each other's beds! And find out just why Henry VIII was so keen for his son Edward VI to stay inside.

Infectious Influencers
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5.50
2 votes

#10 - Infectious Influencers

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/14/2022

From Cleopatra's hairdo to Elizabeth I's flushing loo, meet history's biggest influencers.

Banging Bling
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5.50
2 votes

#11 - Banging Bling

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/21/2022

From Henry VIII's wine fountain, to Empress Dowager's marble boat, Horrible Histories talks money, jewellery and untold treasures.

Black British History
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4.00
1 votes

#12 - Black British History

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/30/2021

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.

Henry And Liz's Family Face-Off
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2.00
1 votes

#13 - Henry And Liz's Family Face-Off

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/11/2022

Tudors King Henry VIII and daughter Queen Elizabeth I bicker about who was the best ruler.

Cursed Careers
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2.00
1 votes

#14 - Cursed Careers

Season 9 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/18/2022

Rattus considers a career change, and luckily he has the whole of history to look through for ideas. Could he be an inventor like Babbage, or is the pirate life for him?

Smash Hit Songs
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2.00
1 votes

#15 - Smash Hit Songs

Season 9 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/25/2022

Rattus has an idea that might make him millions – he is going to launch a streaming service. However, to make Ratify a success, he is going to need some great songs from history.