Slimy Stuarts (Sketches)

Slimy Stuarts is a Historical Era sketch in the Horrible Histories TV series.

It explains the rulers, the people, the lifestyles, & the events that occurred during the Stuart period (1603-1714). 

Sketches[]

Series 1, Episode 2[]

• Stupid Deaths: Francis Bacon
• My Stuart Family

Series 1, Episode 3[]

• HHTV News: Charles I’s execution
• Historical Wife Swap: The Miserables, a Puritan family, swap with Cavalier family the Merrys

Series 1, Episode 9[]

• HHTV News: Mike Peabody reports on efforts to cope with the Great Plague of London
• Ye Sun newspaper: Plague Special
• Ready Steady Feast: How to start the Great Fire of London

Series 1, Episode 11[]

• Bonfire safety tips with Guy Fawkes
• HHTV News: The English Civil War breaks out

Series 2, Episode 1[]

• The story of the Gunpowder Plot as an action movie “Fawkes’ 13″ (film trailer)
• Charles I’s unusual punishments

Series 2, Episode 2[]

• Oliver Cromwell bans Christmas celebrations, & he, therefore, has his visiting relatives arrested for wishing him a Merry Christmas (later reappeared in the Horrible Christmas Special (Series 2, Episode 14)

Series 2, Episode 7[]

• HHTV News
  • Bob Hale’s English Civil War Report
  • Mike Peabody reports live from the Battle of Marston Moor

Series 2, Episode 8[]

• Stupid Deaths: Arthur Aston
• Scary Stories: The Terror of Tedworth

Series 2, Episode 9[]

• The introduction of tea
• Historical Hospital: A physician tries a cure involving pigeons

Series 2, Episode 10[]

• King Charles I’s French bride is less than pleased to learn he’s sent a stand-in groom
• A Scots congregation needs some serious persuasion to accept the new English prayer books

Horrible Christmas (Series 2, Episode 14)[]

• Charles II delivers a characteristic Royal Christmas Message for 1666

Series 3, Episode 2[]

• Historical Masterchef
• A dinner party is made awkward by Walter Raleigh’s severed head

Series 3, Episode 3[]

• Scary Stories: Evil Edmund
• Historical Paramedics: Stuarts

Series 3, Episode 4[]

• Eccentric highwayman James Hind refuses to steal from Royalists
• Charles II is less than impressed with his coronation gift

Series 3, Episode 7[]

• Horrible Points of View: Taking questions & comments on that new theatrical phenomenon, ‘actresses’
• Stupid Deaths: Molière

Series 3, Episode 10[]

• William Harvey is willing to go to any lengths to further his anatomical research

Series 3, Episode 11[]

• Historical Pet Shop: Rupert of the Rhine
• Historical Don’t Tell the Bride: Stuart Couple

Series 3, Episode 12[]

• Horrible Points of View: Another look at the unsettling phenomenon of females playing female roles onstage
• Thomas Blood is brought before Charles II, who winds up being unexpectedly impressed–& entertained

Series 4, Episode 1[]

• A clergyman makes an unusual patriotic request of his female parishioners
• Oliver Cromwell requests that Peter Lely paint his portrait ‘warts & all’

Series 4, Episode 2[]

• Oh Yea! Magazine: Nell Gwynn Special
• An ambassador learns the hard way just how literally Charles II dines in public

Series 4, Episode 11[]

• Charles II tries to mediate between Royal Astronomer John Flamsteed & the ravens of the Tower of London
• Tobacco is the signature cure-all at Dr. Culpepper’s Health Spa (advertisement)

Series 5, Episode 1[]

• The “Historical Grimefighters” arrive to clean up after Charles II’s courtiers

Series 5, Episode 2[]

• Highwayman Claude Duval unexpectedly charms his victims

Series 5, Episode 4[]

• HHTV Investigates: Charles II’s supposed ability to cure scrofula with a touch

Series 5, Episode 5[]

• Aromatherapy takes a deeply dubious turn with the invention of the Whiffy jar
• Samuel Pepys makes some equally dubious publishing decisions as treasurer of the Royal Society

Series 5, Episode 9[]

• Plague victim finder recruitment comes with some built-in occupational hazards
• Charles II’s attempt to discourage anti-government plotters leads to some difficulty in securing a hot beverage

'Orrible Oliver Cromwell (Series 6, Episode 12)[]

• Chaos! The Civil War board game
• The new General calls out a register of weird names in the Roundhead army (animated)
• Water Beware!: The dangers of drinking water

Sensational Shakespeare (Series 7, Episode 1)[]

• Historical Desktops: Shakespeare quickly comes up with a play for King James I, to earn the title of ‘The King’s Men’.
• Escape to the Historical Country: Shakespeare & Anne are looking for a home, but things soon get in the way.
• The now-famous Shakespeare & his wife go to their local market but are soon interrupted when people start quoting him
• Horrible Publishing: Shakespeare attempts to get his work published in a slightly different format, however, it seems everything of his original ideas has been used

Songs[]

• Charles II: King of Bling (Series 2, Episode 2)
• The English Civil War Song (Series 3, Episode 10)
• The Plays What I’ve Written (Sensational Shakespeare)

Notes[]

External Links[]

• Slimy Stuarts at Horrible Histories TV