History Characters / HorribleHistories

* CharacterCatchphrase: His reports usually end with him saying while being chased, beaten or otherwise imperiled: "This is Mike Peabody for HHTV News, really wishing he was somewhere else"

->'''Played by:''' Simon Farnaby

* {{Catchphrase}}:

* {{Catchphrase}}: “''Next!''”

* {{Catchphrase}}: His reports usually end with him saying while being chased, beaten or otherwise imperiled: “This is Mike Peabody for HHTV News, really wishing he was somewhere else”

* {{Catchphrase}}:

* {{Catchphrase}}: “'''''HI! I’M A SHOUTY MAN!'''''”

Overview by actor:
* '''Mathew Baynton:''' [=Æ=]thelred the Unready; Aristotle; Black Bart; Charles II of England; Charles Darwin; Charles Dickens; Elagabalus; George II of Great Britain; Henry I of England; Henry VII of England; Mark Antony; Pachacuti; Pompey; Orville Wright
* '''Simon Farnaby:''' Thomas Blood; Caligula; Neville Chamberlain; Marcus Licinius Crassus; George III; Ramesses II; George Stephenson; William the Conqueror
* '''Sarah Hadland:''' Cleopatra; Queen Victoria
* '''Martha Howe-Douglas:''' Boudica; Elizabeth I
* '''Jim Howick:''' Pope Alexander VI; Isambard Kingdom Brunel; Winston Churchill; Edmund Ironside; George IV; Henry II of England; John, King of England; Napoleon; Nero; Plato; Richard III of England; Robert III of Artois
* '''Laurence Rickard:''' Diogenes; Draco; Henry V of England; William II of England; Wilbur Wright
* '''Ben Willbond:''' George I of Great Britain; Henry Ford; Henry VIII; Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury; Socrates

* '''Mathew Baynton:''' Æthelred the Unready; Aristotle; Black Bart; Charles II of England; Charles Darwin; Charles Dickens; Elagabalus; George II of Great Britain; Henry I of England; Henry VII of England; Mark Antony; Pachacuti; Pompey; Orville Wright

* '''Simon Farnaby:''' Caligula; Neville Chamberlain; Marcus Licinius Crassus; George III; Ramesses II; George Stephenson; William the Conqueror

* '''Jim Howick:''' Pope Alexander VI; Isambard Kingdom Brunel; Winston Churchill; George IV; Henry II of England; Edmund Ironside; John, King of England; Napoleon; Nero; Plato; Richard III of England

* '''Ben Willbond:''' George I of Great Britain; Henry Ford; Henry VIII; Socrates

Characters from the original live action series of Horrible Histories.

[[folder:William Shakespeare]]

* FloweryInsults: [[TruthInTelevision Just like in real life]]. He manages to literally knock out an opponent in a battle of words, using a barrage of insults collected from the real Shakespeare's works:
-->'''Shakespeare:'' How can I respond to a beslubbered, pebbling, churlish clotpole, a beef-witted gleeking bum-bailey, a gorbellied, mewling, hedge-born, onion-eyed, fustilarian cob-loaf! Flappy-eared, knotty-pated measle, you ruttish, reeking coxcomb, you hugger-mugger moldwarp! Pottle-deep, maggot-pie lewdster! Yeasty, tickle-brained, whey-faced, nut-hook skainsmate!
* InsufferableGenius: He achieves this in the prom special, just before finally being belted unconscious by the caveman he's been insulting.

[[folder:Winston Churchill]]
Snarky Prime Minister of the UK during World War II.
->'''Played by:''' Jim Howick

* DeadpanSnarker: Has a sketch dedicated to his quips.
* TheWorkaholic: Works in the war cabinet well into the night, to the point where his staff resort to increasingly desperate measures to keep themselves awake. He does eventually decide he should go to bed, to do some more military planning.

!!Original Characters
[[folder:Bob Hale]]
->'''Played by:''' Laurence Rickard
Host of various weather report style stories on histories.

* TheNicknamer: In one sketch calls over her first Minister to help decide on a nickname for this visiting Duke of Anjou. She settles on "frog" because of his slimy skin.

* TheBluebeard: He only executed two of his six wives but considering most people execute no spouses at all.

[[folder:William The Conqueror]]

!!!English Monarchs

->'''Played by:''' Simon Faranby & Lawry Lewin

First king of England, from france.

---->'''Caligula:''' I, Caligula, am a God. I need only nod and all your throats will be slit.

----> '''Caligula:''' I'm very hairy, but take note
---->If you so much as whisper 'goat'
---->With an iron rod you will be smote!
---->(In a good mood today, so I won't slit your throat.)

* TheNicknamer: In one sketch calls over her first Minister to help decide on a nickname for this visiting Duke of Anjou. She settles on "frog"

* BerserkButton: His weight is a sore spot. It's not the death of his father that causes him to erupt in tears but being told he should wear a corset- when he's already wearing one.

* TheBluebeard: He only executed two of his wives but considering most people execute zero.

* AdiposeRex:

* NightmareFetishist: The more embarrassing the death the better. Also has a collection of autographs from famous historical tyrants.

* VomitIndiscretionShot: Some of the recipes cause Greg to throw up when the ingredients are explained ''after'' he's started eating.

* AnnoyingArrows: Is hit by a rain of Persian arrows after interviewing a spartan at the battle of thermopylae. Somehow is able to finish his report.

* Annoying Arrows: Is hit by a rain of Persian arrows after interviewing a spartan at the battle of thermopylae. Somehow is able to finish his report.
* Catchphrase: His reports usually end with him saying while being chased, beaten or otherwise imperiled: “This is Mike Peabody for HHTV News, really wishing he was somewhere else”

The two judges on the ''Series/MasterChef'' parody who cast judgement on recipes from various historical time periods in the manner of the host of the British version of that show.

* {{Parody}}: Of the British ''Series/MasterChef'' hosts John Torode and Greg Wallace. Especially Greg, who is portrayed as a loud-mouthed former grocer with a penchant for shouting out random stuff and loving anything with sugar in it.

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[[folder: Mike Peabody]]
->'''Played by:''' Ben Willbond
On the scene reporter for Horrible Histories News.

* Annoying Arrows: Is hit by a rain of Persian arrows after interviewing a spartan at the battle of thermopylae. Somehow is able to finish his report.
* Catchphrase: His reports usually end with him saying while being chased, beaten or otherwise imperiled: “This is Mike Peabody for HHTV News, really wishing he was somewhere else”

* Deadpan Snarker: Has a sketch dedicated to his quips.

* {{Married To The Job}}: To England, in her words.
* {{The Nicknamer}}: In one sketch calls over her first Minister to help decide on a nickname for this visiting Duke of Anjou. She settles on "frog"

* {{Adipose Rex}}: Would like to be known for other things but...

* {{Adipose Rex}}: Especially in later years.
* {{Big Eater}}: His five a day are five massive portions of meat.
* {{The Bluebeard}}: He only executed two of his wives but considering most people execute zero.
* {{High Turnover Rate}}: His wives and advisors, highlighted in his "this is your reign" sketch.
* {{Off with His Head}}: The fate of many of the people around him.

* {{Adipose Rex}}:
-> ''So fat on death, my body burst! But enough about me''
-->-- ''William the Conqueror in the Monarchs song''

----> '''Caligula:''' I, Caligula, am a God. I need only nod and all your throats will be slit.
* {{Be Careful What You Wish For}}: Some of his supporters prayed for him to recover, even offering their lives so he'd recover. Unfortunately for them, he did recover and expected them to give the gods their end of the deal.
* {{The Caligula}}: [[TropeNamer Obviously]]
* {{Consulting Mister Puppet}}: Usually his hand with a face drawn on it, but also his Hammer called Whackus Bonkus, and a [[ItMakesSenseInContext worm on the armour of Alexander The Great]].

* {{Deadpan Snarker}}: Has a sketch dedicated to his quips.

* {{Annoying Arrows}}: Is hit by a rain of Persian arrows after interviewing a spartan at the battle of thermopylae. Somehow is able to finish his report.
* {{Catchphrase}}: His reports usually end with him saying while being chased, beaten or otherwise imperiled: “This is Mike Peabody for HHTV News, really wishing he was somewhere else”

* {{Everyone Has Standards}}: Even he is grossed out by mellified man.

[[folder: Twisted Fairy Tales Host]]

[[folder: Vincenzo Larfoff]]

* {{The Grim Reaper}}: More comedic than most versions, but still a case.
* {{Judgement of the Dead}}: His job, even if he's judging the comedic potential of your final moments rather than your life.

* {{Nightmare Fetishist}}: The more embarrassing the death the better. Also has a collection of autographs from famous historical tyrants.

* HistoricalVillainDowngrade: The show depicts Cromwell as the "Guy who banned Christmas, makeup, sports, and theater" but doesn't feature his other bad acts such as his atrocities in Ireland and his restrictions in the 13 colonies.