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Solve the Bonfire Night brain-buster crossword

Blast off back in time with Guy Fawkes and his gang of plotters to 5th November 1605. Test your knowledge on all things Bonfire Night in this mega Horrible Histories crossword challenge!

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Pitiful Princes and Princesses. Series 11. Video, 28 minutes
Why being a prince or princess hasn’t always been the lovely life some might imagine
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Top Ten Naughtiest People. Series 11. Video, 28 minutes
From deadly kings to women reading, it’s a list of some of history’s naughtiest people!
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Phiendish Pharaohs. Series 11. Video, 25 minutes
From butt doctors to golden barges, it’s a look at life as a fiendish pharaoh
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Barmy Battles Special. Series 11. Video, 28 minutes
A special battle-themed show as Rattus and his siblings are having a huge pillow fight
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Horrible highlights from series 11

Try these games!

Raid and Trade. Game
Try building your own Vicious Viking settlement as an all powerful Norse god in the free Horrible Histories Raid and Trade game!
Beastly Boxset. Game
Terrifying Tudors. Game
Hard As Nails. Game
More Horrible Histories games

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Queen Vick's top picks

Death's Stupid Deaths Quiz. Quiz
Stupid deaths, stupid deaths, they’re funny cos they’re true! Test your knowledge on grim, gory and ghoulish stupid deaths as things get spooky in this Horrible Histories Halloween quiz.
Who in history are you? Quiz
Which royal are you? Quiz
Can you ace The Monarchs Song? Quiz
Which Norse God are you? Quiz

Stupid deaths, stupid deaths 🎵

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