#hh: mat

[idiots-assembled]

THE GHOSTS AND THEIR MONARCHS requested by anonymous

[oatmilk-earlgrey]

my sister is blasting the smiths on the speaker because it ‘helps her get in the mood to write’ call that Thomas Thorne core

[jimhowickfan1]

[almondcroissantsandink]

♫I love the people and the people love me / So much they restored the English monarchy! ♫

[seagull-scribbles]

King of hearts ❤️

[nelsonlover666]

Scratching my brain trying desperately to think of a combination of idiots that have not kissed eachother

[origami-butterfly]

I realise Horrible Histories is not available in every country, and that is a tragedy, but I need everyone to know about the deeply homoerotic "Alexandria" sketch (and yes, HH is made by the same people that made BBC Ghosts)

(Sorry about the quality)

[baynton-nation]

Mathew Baynton and Bo Baynton as James Hamilton and Mary, Queen of Scots in Horrible Histories

[reluctantjoe]

happy new year!

[love-rats]

one thing i love about the horrible histories songs is that they're parodies, but they're skillful parodies. they're not patronizing, and the songs are carefully chosen and show a musical understanding that allows them to replicate a style (but not copy it), ultimately creating a respectful parody of the original.

anyway, that wasn't my point. my point was, although most songs are respectful of the original, there's a spectrum, between being a complete pisstake of the original, and lightly mocking it, to just perfectly replicating a style. it's so funny to see which musical artists they respect, and which ones they completely rinse. for example, the natural selection song, while lightheartedly mimicking david bowie's vocals, is still very much a song which honours david bowie. however. alexander the great is a complete pisstake of coldplay. everything from the closed eyed drumming, the exaggerated vocal dramatics, the arrogant lead singer - it's a complete mockery, which i find so funny.

while the mary i song is still taking the piss, there is still a sense of respect which is absent from other songs such as literally, which is a complete mockery of soft rock songs. feel free to come up with some more examples!

[jimhowickfan1]

Jim's song message to the fans <3 🔊

(Children's BAFTAs - 27/11/2011)

📸 GIFs: @ kitmarlowe

[parttimesarah]

I swear I don’t have scrofula!

[grinchwrapsupreme]

Music lyrics peaked when Horrible Histories birthed the line "would be miserable as sin, only sinnings not allowed" about the reign of Oliver Cromwell

[matbaynton]

[yonder-yonder]

[baynton-nation]

“We didn’t do Blackface, but you could argue that we did”: Mathew Baynton on Horrible Histories, type-casting, and his acting career

On November 23rd, Mathew Baynton visited the Oxford Union. There was a frenzy of excitement around his attendance, with members queuing from 5:30pm to attend his 8pm talk. Baynton would go on to address a chamber filled to the maximum capacity, a feat only achieved by one other Union speaker this term: Malala. Before his Q&A with Charlie Mackintosh, he sat down with Cherwell to discuss his life and career.

Read the full interview here.