Savage Songs From "Horrible Histories" Quiz

Answer: Charles II

"I love the people
And the people love me
So much that they restored
The English monarchy!"

The song, sung by Charles II, is in a similar style to Eminem and tells of his love of partying. Charles II was played by Mathew Baynton.

Answer: Vikings

"It was the summer of 793
When we sailed across the Great North Sea
Comets crossed the skies that night
Must have known something wasn't right."

The Vikings were famous for looting and pillaging and this song tells that story. Literally! The song itself is performed in the style of Guns n' Roses.

Answer: Cleopatra

"I am a leader
And a lady and a queen
I'm Cleopatra
Such a queen, never been seen"

Cleopatra's song is performed in the style of Lady GaGa. It recounts the story of how she rose to power and her famous lovers. Cleopatra was played by Martha Howe-Douglas.

Answer: Dick Turpin

"Everyone thinks they know the story, of Dick Turpin's highway glory
But my past is far more gory, I was no saint.
You think life is one big antic, my profession is romantic
Hate to be pedantic, but it ain't"

The story of Dick Turpin was performed in the style of Adam and the Ants with the video being based on "Stand and Deliver". Dick Turpin was played by Mathew Baynton.

Answer: George IV

"Actresses and duchesses
The great loves of my life
I loved more girls than I ate pies
But I couldn't stand my wife"

George IV's song was based on the musical style of Westlife and tells how he only married Queen Caroline as a result of his debts. George IV was played by Jim Howick.

Answer: Henry VIII

"Divorced, beheaded and died
Divorced, beheaded, survived
I'm Henry the Eighth, I had six sorry wives
Some might say I ruined their lives"

Henry VIII famously had six wives and this song tells us about them. Great Britain had not had George VIII or William VIII as kings at that time. Henry VIII was played by Ben Willbond.

Answer: George I, George II, George III and George IV

"Born to rule over you
King George four, three, one and two
You had to do what we told you to
Just because our blood was blue"

The first four kings of the House of Hanover were all called George and this song tells us about them - one sad, one bad, one mad and one fat! The song was in the style of Westlife.

Answer: Victorian

"In good old Queen Victoria's day
Industrial revolution
Bosses said 'Please, we need more employees'
We needed a solution"

The song, entitled "Work, Terrible Work" is based on "Food, Glorious Food" from the musical "Oliver!" and told of the poor conditions Victorian children had to endure in the workplace.

Answer: William Wallace

"William Wallace, Scottish rebel!
This is war I cried!
Many English fought me
And many English died!"

William Wallace lived in the late 13th/early 14th century and fought for Scotland against the English. William Wallace was played by Ben Willbond. The song was in the style of Billy Idol.

Answer: Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey was named by Edward VI as his successor and named Queen upon his death in 1553, however she was never crowned and only ruled for nine days before Edward's elder sister, Mary, was named Queen instead. She does not appear in the "Horrible Histories" song unlike Edward II, Henry V and George IV.