S1 E3

"This is Mr. and Mrs. Miserable. The deeply religious Puritan family from Norwich. And they're doing a wife swap with: Mr. and Mrs. Merry, the party mad Restoration family from London. The Puritan family want to ban parties and the Restoration family want to party all the time. I wonder how they'll get on..."

- Host of "Historical Wife Swap"

"" is the 3rd-produced and 3rd-aired episode of the first season of Horrible Histories. It first premiered on 30 April 2009, on BBC iPlayer (CBBC) and Netflix.

BBC iPlayer
Historical sketch show. A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles and the Roundheads and Cavaliers from the English Civil War take part in Historical Wife Swap.

Netflix
A Roman emperor finds a nasty alternative to candles and the Roundheads and Cavaliers from the English Civil War take part in Historical Wife Swap.

Sketches
"Wicked Witches": Let a random old lady take the blame for your bad luck with Witchfinder's Direct (infomercial). Twisted Fairytales: "The Frog Prince" (witchcraft). The Middle Ages (Witch)Craft Show demonstrates how accusations can also be used to get revenge.

"Vicious Vikings": Top Three Weird Viking Beliefs: the origin of the first man and woman, who holds the sky up and the story of Thor searching for his stolen hammer (partially animated). Asgot the Clumsy attempts to bluff his way into Valhalla--to avoid the Viking equivalent of hell.

"Potty Pioneers": Captain Robert Scott is well-prepared for his disastrous race to the South Pole. Stupid Deaths: Franz Reichelt.

"Awful Egyptians": A picky widow chooses a mummification style for her husband. Shouty Man: New! All-Purpose Ancient Egyptian Mummy. Nefarious Nero: Nero uses Christians as candles. Imagine spot: HHTV Sport: Lions vs Christians.

"Slimy Stuarts": HHTV News: Charles I's execution. "Historical Wife Swap": The Miserables, a Puritan family, swap with Cavalier family the Merrys post-Restoration (parody of Wife Swap).

Characters
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Trivia
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Song(s)

 * Making a Mummy