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# Terrible Tudors, gorgeous Georgians slimy Stuarts, vile Victorians

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# Woeful wars, ferocious fights Dingy castles, daring knights

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# Horrors that defy description Cut-throat Celts, awful Egyptians

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# Vicious Vikings, cruel crimes Punishment from ancient times

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# Romans, rotten, rank and ruthless Cavemen, savage, fierce and toothless

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# Groovy Greeks, brainy sages Mean and measly Middle Ages

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# Gory stories, we do that

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# And your host, a talking rat

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# The past is no longer a mystery

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# Welcome to...

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Horrible Histories presents...

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In a country torn apart by war...

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..one man would rule them all -

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Wait, wait, wait. Ivan, the what-what?

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No, you mean Ivan the Great!

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He did create the whole of the Russian Empire...

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..by killing 50,000 people.

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Wow, was it really that many?

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You lose count after the first few thousand.

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OK, what about Ivan the Loveable?

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Because I was really sad when my son died.

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He really did need love when his son died...

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..because he murdered him!

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Yeah, true, that is pretty terrible, even for me.

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Nobody's perfect.

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What about Ivan the Amazing?

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He built the beautiful church of St Basil,

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and then blinded the architects so they couldn't build anything better.

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OK, fine, you know what?

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Ivan the Terrible it is, because I've just looked it up,

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and terrible does not mean horrible.

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In the Russian dictionary it means awesome, yeah!

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Ivan the Terrible it is, then.

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And don't you forget it!

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Is he gone?

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Ivan the Terrible ruled Russia nearly 500 years ago,

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and was a truly Ruthless Ruler.

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You know, I've always thought I'd make a great king.

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But it's not easy to become a ruler.

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My best chance would probably be to marry a queen.

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But they won't just marry any old Tom, Dick or Ratus.

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HE CHUCKLES

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No, in fact, royal dating can be really complicated.

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Everyone needs love in their lives, even royalty.

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Bienvenue, welcome to Historical First Dates.

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Elizabeth I of England is new to the throne,

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and looking in need of a husband to strengthen her position as queen.

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But she's late for her first date,

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and her potential husband is already waiting.

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Sorry I'm late, I got... Oh.

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-Hello, Elizabeth.

-Can't believe they would set me up with

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-my dead sister's husband.

-I know, it's a little bit awks,

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but we would bring peace and prosperity to both our nations.

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You will obviously convert to Catholicism when we marry,

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and so will your country. And I will rule both as a king.

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-Olive?

-No.

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Will I see him again?

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Well, he called my mother a witch, and that was one of the high points.

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I think we can deal with an armada or two.

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He's awful, I don't know how Mary put up with him.

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Are there more olives coming?

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-No more olives.

-Oh.

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It's not just finding love that's complicated for a ruler.

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Even the simplest things like going for a walk

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or taking a royal wee can be tricky.

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Take Elizabeth I's dad, Henry VIII.

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He thought everyone was out to get him,

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and that made a simple thing like going to bed

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very complicated indeed.

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Night, night!

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CRASHING Ooh! Ow!

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MAN YAWNS

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Right!

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An early night, I think.

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Sleepy Henry VIII after another hard day's ruling over everything.

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Yes, good idea, sire.

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An early night. I shall just get the list, your highness.

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Step one - check for assassins.

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-Oh!

-Clear!

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Step two - lay down a bed of down.

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And three - check that no-one is hidden inside.

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Step four - lay pillows, sheets and blankets, and a luxury ermine cover.

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Step five - all make the sign of the cross.

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Step six - all kiss the royal bed.

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Yes, all right, that's fine.

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Step seven - sprinkle with holy water.

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Goodness' sake!

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I just want to go to sleep.

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Whose idea was all this nonsense?

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Yours, sire.

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Just give it here.

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Whip through these.

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Step eight - bring near the royal night stool.

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Step nine - lay out the royal dressing gown.

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And finally, step ten -

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build a solid brick wall to prevent intruders getting anywhere near me

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as I sleep.

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Come on!

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Ah! Bliss.

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Shhh!

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-COCKEREL CROWS

-Morning sire, breakfast!

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Go away!

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Got my crown, I've got my sash,

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but what I really need to be a Ruthless Ruler

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is a load of servants.

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I could do with the cleaners for a start.

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My home looks like a sewer.

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Mind you, it is a sewer.

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But cleaning and making the beds aren't the worst jobs for a servant.

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They're not even close.

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A servant has never been closer to the seat of power.

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Morning, Charles.

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-HE BREAKS WIND

-Morning, Bridget.

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Behind every great ruler is someone who has to empty

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their toilet.

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Starring the pees and poos of five monarchs of Great Britain.

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Today, I am to be executed, by Oliver...

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-HE BREAKS WIND

-..Cromwell.

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It's OK to be nervous, Your Majesty.

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Very nervous.

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From father to son, one woman was there to see it all.

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King Charles number two has done a King Charles number two.

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-Oh, sorry, post party poo.

-HE LAUGHS

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Also starring William III...

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Is this why they call it the royal WEE?

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HE GROANS ..and Mary II...

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Bridget, you're the longest-serving royal servant in history.

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Oh, that was a challenge.

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Haven't you thought about retiring?

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I'd miss all the, erm,

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glamour.

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Bridget Holmes' Diary.

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It's more of a log book, really.

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Having looked abroad for a suitable match,

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Elizabeth I is now looking closer to home.

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Your date, Elizabeth.

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Lord Dudley!

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Thank you very much.

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-Enjoy your date.

-Will do, yeah.

-Thank you.

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-Brilliant.

-I haven't seen you since we were kids.

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-Not still burping at the table, are you?

-I hope not.

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Those were the days, weren't they?

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Fancy a quick game of duck-duck-goose sometime?

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Geese are such funny birds.

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They just run around.

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Yes. I'd definitely like to see him again.

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-He's perfect.

-Oh, thank you.

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I mean, that's fantastic.

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I just need to...

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check with my wife.

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-Wife?

-Mm-hm.

-Wife?

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What?!

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Marriage between two rulers can be complicated enough,

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but marriage between two countries can be even harder,

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as James VI of Scotland found out

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when he became James I of England too.

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-IN SCOTTISH ACCENT:

-As James VI...

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..King of Scotland, and also...

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-IN ENGLISH ACCENT:

-..James I, King of England...

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-IN SCOTTISH ACCENT:

-..we're going to need a new united flag.

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Guys, chillax, the design cavalry have ridden into town.

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Clip, clop. Welcome to Raising The Standards.

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And that was actually my idea.

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-High five.

-So, OK,

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we are the number one international historical flag designers.

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We are also the only international historical flag designers.

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-Low ten.

-Great, cool.

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So, let's just throw some ideas around, see what sticks.

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There are no bad ideas.

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Bulldog eating a haggis.

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Ultimate bull's-eye, get your cloaks, we are done.

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Bad idea.

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Cloaks off, we're just getting started.

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On your marks, get set, boom.

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-I've started.

-Roast beef bagpipes.

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Nom, nom, nom, yes, please.

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-Definitely not.

-OK, four words -

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tar, tan, stone, henge.

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-Boom. Can I get an "och, aye" for yes, please?

-Yes...

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No, you cannot! I just want a traditional flag.

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Is that too much to ask?

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OK, boring.

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Scottish flag next to English flag, me no likey,

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but you da ruler, innit!

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So, here you go.

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-IN SCOTTISH ACCENT:

-Well, as King of Scotland, I like it.

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He scores a goal!

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-IN ENGLISH ACCENT:

-But as King of England, I hate it.

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-The Scots don't come first.

-Disallowed, offside.

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OK, how about this?

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Oh, no, no, no.

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They're on top of us, for goodness' sake!

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We need something where we're equals!

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OK, look, the last thing we've got is this.

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At last, we'll take it.

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Just one more totally, crazy idea,

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but we thought you might want to include the cross of St Patrick

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for Ireland at some point in the future.

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In which case, maybe, something like...

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Oh-ho-ho!

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Well, if it happens, we'll take it.

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I can't stand to be in the same room as these idiots again.

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Not you guys, no, you're cool.

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Those.

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How's that fair?

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He's got two kingdoms and I haven't got any.

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But there is another way to become a ruler,

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and that's to crush all your rivals.

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That's right, some rulers weren't even kings,

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they were just stronger and scarier than everyone else.

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We're calling them The Warlords.

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HE ROARS

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# Vlad the Impaler!

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# Attila the Hun!

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# Genghis Khan Or Khan-age to my chums!

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# Diplomacy - was not a fan

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# But when it comes to killing - Shaka can!

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# Spike my enemies As Impaler

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# I like to have 'em on a stake with my dinner

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# I eat flesh of wolves

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# Attila Hun

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# Smashed all countries before breakfast begun

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# We were the warlords from hell!

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# Specialise in death and upheaval

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# The warlords from hell!

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# Find in the dictionary under "evil"

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# Try the torturers

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# Lock up your daughter-ers

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# Warlords from hell!

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# 7,000 I had to snuff

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# Cos when my mummy died they didn't cry enough

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# On rampages through villages

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# 60,000 killed by pillages and stuff

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# My Huns terrorised the Roman Empire

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# I killed a million Left them all to expire

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# Mongol kingdom stretched Europe to China

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# I must have killed 40 million

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# Could have gone higher!

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# We were the warlords from hell!

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# Killed my bro

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# Mine tried to kill me - they wish

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# The warlords from hell!

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# Killed my bruv He wouldn't give back my fish

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# People thought I inspired the story of Dracula

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# Not killed with stake through heart but death still spectacular

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# Died while out hunting I fell off my horse

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# Killed by those pesky half siblings of course

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# Tough guy, Attila You die in a fight?

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# I died...

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-ALL:

-Yes?

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Nose bleed on my wedding night.

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You OK, Hun?

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It was a really bad one, actually.

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# We were the warlords from hell!

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# All that's left of your town is burnt embers

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# World gone to pot

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# We're as bad as it got

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# Warlords...

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# ..from hell! #

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If you thought those rulers were bad,

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just wait till you see us Vikings.

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When Viking leader Cnut, came to England,

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he caused carnage trying to become king.

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And he got plenty of help from one particular new signing.

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Welcome to Match Of The Danes!

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And you join us at a press conference with Viking manager,

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Cnut the Great, about to reveal his surprise new signing,

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-Thorkell the Tall!

-Oh, well, you know,

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Thorkell is a great lad, you know, he's always giving 110%.

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And delighted to have him back on the team.

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We brought home some great trophies together in the past.

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The Archbishop of Canterbury's head.

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Especially good.

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Well, now, that T's back in the Vikings,

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it should help turn the tide,

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and hopefully get us back into Europe.

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Thorkell's a controversial signing because until recently,

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he was fighting on the other side - for the Saxons!

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Well, for a big man, he's got great moves,

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but can he really do it on a rainy Tuesday night in Stoke?

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-That's the question.

-Couldn't agree more.

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Thorkell, what about Eadric Streona?

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That's all we have time for, thank you.

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-Who's Eadric Streona?

-Like you, he fought for the Saxons,

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transferred to Cnut, then got axed.

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When you say axed...

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No more questions, thank you.

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Eadric Streona, did you...?

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I said no more questions, please!

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Not you, superstar, I was talking to them.

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Still single, Queen Elizabeth I is attracting a lot of attention,

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but choosing someone to marry isn't easy.

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She's hoping this first date will set her heart aflutter.

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Prince Eric, how are you?

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I have date.

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Fantastic, follow me.

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Your Majesty, may I present you to your date, Prince Eric of Sweden.

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Enjoy your date.

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Thank you.

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Hello, would you like to be my husband wife happy face?

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No, just...no. Fred?

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Your Majesty?

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-Take him away.

-At once.

-Thank you.

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Come here.

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-Are you going to eat them?

-Come here! It's enough!

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Ah, remember, your Highness, in order to win over the English

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public after all that Viking destruction you've caused,

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you have to show them that you are really, really, really,

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-really sorry.

-Yes, I know, but are you sure

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all this business with the beards is really necessary?

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-I mean, it's hardly subtle.

-I'm afraid it's vital you appear

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as sorry as possible. You've burned too many bridges.

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Like, literally burned them. And now you must mend those bridges.

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Fine. I will win over the English people.

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But I still think the old two-pronged beard was a lot cooler.

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I mean, it was so pointy and...

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-..scary!

-THE VIKINGS ALL YELL

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Stop it, stop it, stop it! Stop it, all of you!

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For the last time, you're not scary Vikings any more.

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What sort of Vikings are you?

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-ALL:

-Sorry Vikings!

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Good. And don't think I didn't see that axe.

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Sorry.

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All right?

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What's up?

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I am Cnut The Great, your new king, whatever.

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These are my boys.

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-What's up?

-Hey.

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Basically, we just wanted to apologise,

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for all the, you know, destroying the churches

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and killing of the bishops and just the pillaging in general.

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As you can see, we've made a bit of an effort with the beards.

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I hope you like them. Sorry.

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Sorry for running at the English forces,

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the wind blowing in my lovely blond hair.

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Smashing the English army and screaming like a Viking!

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Pillage the village! Pillage the village! Pillage the village!

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But, yeah, mostly just a very sorry Viking.

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Well, you don't seem very sorry. One of you just killed my only chicken.

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-That was him. I love chickens.

-I love chickens, too.

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-Sorry for the chicken as well.

-That's fine, just...

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Sorry for my genius military strategy of building a canal

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to creep round the back of the London army

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and then running and screaming like a Viking!

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Pillage the village!

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Stop it. Stop it!

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-You've just stabbed Derek.

-Yes.

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Yes, I did. Derek, I'm sorry.

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-It's fine.

-Do you want me to help...? No?

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It's fine. He can keep that.

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-We'll get you a new Derek.

-Get me a bigger Derek.

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A bigger Derek in the next village.

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Which we will pillage!

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-ALL:

-Pillage the village!

-Stop it!

-Sorry!

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Sorry.

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Ha! You know what I'd say if one of those Vikings or Huns or Mongols

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tried to tried to take my crown? I'd say,

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take it, it's all yours.

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I don't think I'm cut out to be a ruthless ruler.

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Maybe I could be a gentle general or a kind king.

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I mean, there must have been some rulers who were nice.

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Mustn't there?

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Ahem!

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People of the vast and mighty Persian Empire that stretches

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from Greece to India. A million Egyptians...

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-HE MUTTERS

-Bactrian... Bactrians?

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-Aren't they camels?

-Erm...

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-Argh!

-From this day forth,

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I, Xerxes the Great, do hereby enshrine

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in law the right to happiness.

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-They don't seem very excited, do they, General?

-No, Your Majesty.

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Or very happy.

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You guys, never before has anyone made being happy a law.

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You know, I'm being very liberal and also...

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Er, excuse me, is this man wearing an otter skin?

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Er, it's difficult to tell.

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-I want to say cat.

-The hunting of otters is illegal.

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Execute him! No, no, no, better idea.

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Bury him alive and as he's waiting to die, flick his ears really hard!

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THE MAN SCREAMS

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I'm a good guy. I care about the happiness

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of my people. Like this man, here.

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Come on. Now, I was on board this man's ship

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when I got caught in a terrible storm.

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-Oooh!

-AUDIENCE GOES "OOOH"

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Yes, yes. And he saved my life by guiding the vessel to safety.

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Yes, on your orders, I threw my crew overboard to lighten the ship,

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-so you'd survive.

-You, sir, will be handsomely rewarded.

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Oh, great, thank you!

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On the other hand, it was your ship that I was on

0:20:030:20:07

when I nearly drowned, wasn't it?

0:20:070:20:09

-And you did murder all of your crew.

-It was your idea.

0:20:090:20:12

Duh-duh-duh, yes, execute him!

0:20:120:20:15

No, please!

0:20:150:20:17

Cut him in two, put him on either side of the road and get my army

0:20:170:20:19

-to walk through him.

-SWORD SLASHES AND MAN SCREAMS

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Now, where was I?

0:20:220:20:24

Oh, yes, the right to happiness.

0:20:240:20:26

Ta-dah! No?

0:20:260:20:28

Still nothing? I don't want to put any pressure

0:20:280:20:30

on you, but if you don't look happy about the right to happiness,

0:20:300:20:34

then that might make me unhappy.

0:20:340:20:36

So, who's happy?

0:20:360:20:38

THEY CHEER LOUDLY

0:20:390:20:41

All right, all right, don't make it look fake.

0:20:410:20:44

-THEY CHEER LESS LOUDLY

-Right, where's lunch?

0:20:440:20:46

Hello, I'm Queen Hatshepsut,

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the first female Pharaoh of ancient Egypt.

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I brought about an age of prosperity and spread our

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-power across the world.

-Course you did, love,

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course you did. Now, why don't you go off and have

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yourself a nice bubble bath or put on some make-up,

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something like that, leave running the kingdom to us lads?

0:21:100:21:13

Yeah? Yeah. Off you pop.

0:21:130:21:15

As you can see, being the first female ruler wasn't

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without its difficulties. My top tip for you if you'd

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like to be taken seriously is to wear a false beard.

0:21:210:21:25

-I really had to do this.

-Oh, now you really look like a proper Pharaoh.

0:21:270:21:30

Yeah, OK. What would you like me to do, O mighty Pharaoh?

0:21:300:21:33

Anything? Your wishes will be fulfilled.

0:21:330:21:35

I command you to go forth and build statues in my honour.

0:21:350:21:39

Maybe something like...

0:21:390:21:40

Yeah, I'm not really feeling it, to be honest.

0:21:420:21:45

Yes, right away, O mighty Pharaoh!

0:21:470:21:49

18 years later and with her youthful looks now fading, Queen Elizabeth

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is on a first date with teenage heir to the French throne,

0:22:010:22:03

Francis of Anjou.

0:22:030:22:06

Is he the man she's been looking for?

0:22:060:22:08

Mother says I'm not allowed to have wine.

0:22:080:22:10

SHE LAUGHS

0:22:100:22:12

Oh. OK.

0:22:130:22:16

Orange squash it is, then.

0:22:160:22:18

Or the very young man she's been looking for?

0:22:180:22:21

So will you be seeing Francis of Anjou for a second date?

0:22:210:22:24

Well, I'm not getting any younger and he's quite attractive

0:22:240:22:27

in a youthful way so I sort of agreed to marry him, and when I die,

0:22:270:22:32

France will rule England and... Oh, no.

0:22:320:22:36

Hang on.

0:22:360:22:38

Francis? You're dumped!

0:22:380:22:40

Don't worry about it. There's plenty more queens to choose from.

0:22:400:22:42

-Just take it on the chin like a man.

-Je ne sais pas!

0:22:420:22:45

Look, listen, just finish your orange squash, and your fish

0:22:450:22:48

fingers are just on the way. You'll be all right.

0:22:480:22:50

-Come on, come on.

-Merci.

0:22:500:22:51

I'm Queen Victoria and during my reign, I had many prime ministers.

0:22:540:22:59

There was Lord Melbourne,

0:22:590:23:00

the Earl of Derby, Viscount Palmerston, Prince...

0:23:000:23:04

..Charming, uh, Earl...'s Court.

0:23:050:23:10

Fine, look, I don't remember them all.

0:23:100:23:12

But one I do remember was a joyless old man called William Gladstone.

0:23:120:23:16

I didn't like him at all.

0:23:160:23:18

So what did I do?

0:23:180:23:20

Did I...

0:23:200:23:22

The answer is A. I made him stand up all

0:23:300:23:33

through our meetings. People aren't allowed to sit down

0:23:330:23:37

until the King or Queen has sat.

0:23:370:23:39

Isn't that right, Gladstone?

0:23:390:23:41

Whatever you say, Your Majesty.

0:23:410:23:42

No.

0:23:460:23:47

No, no, no, no, no.

0:23:520:23:54

Hmmm...

0:23:540:23:56

Absolutely not! No.

0:23:580:24:00

Honestly, they are either attacking you or they are being mean.

0:24:010:24:04

Well that's not the sort of ruler I'm going to be.

0:24:040:24:07

No more crown or sash, I want people to treat me

0:24:070:24:09

just like everyone else.

0:24:090:24:12

Unlike Louis XIV of France.

0:24:120:24:14

He called himself The Sun King and you really had to watch

0:24:140:24:17

your manners around him. But manners back then were very

0:24:170:24:21

different from how they are now. Mais oui!

0:24:210:24:24

George, I cannot believe

0:24:270:24:28

we are actually in the Palace of Versailles.

0:24:280:24:31

It smells a bit funny,

0:24:310:24:33

but look at all the gold. I love a bit of gold.

0:24:330:24:35

Darling, you are the English ambassador's wife.

0:24:350:24:38

We're visiting King Louis XIV of France, so please stop gawping.

0:24:380:24:42

Look at their wigs! I told you mine was too small.

0:24:420:24:45

I've got more pressing concerns, Charlotte. Oh, no, I need...

0:24:450:24:49

..le pee-pee.

0:24:490:24:51

Excusez-moi?

0:24:520:24:54

My husband needs to go toilet!

0:24:540:24:57

Toilet? There are no toilets in Versailles.

0:24:570:25:00

You can go wherever...

0:25:000:25:01

..you like.

0:25:020:25:04

On ze staircase, in ze fireplace.

0:25:040:25:07

I usually like to go behind that curtain, but it was occupied.

0:25:070:25:12

Oh, well, that explains why it stinks.

0:25:120:25:14

Mm. And why the French have such fabulous perfumes.

0:25:140:25:18

-I'm going to have to just go in the...

-Regarde!

0:25:180:25:20

King Louis has arrived.

0:25:200:25:22

Bienvenue, you must be the new English ambassador.

0:25:250:25:28

Yes, yes, Your Majesty, it is a pleasure to meet you.

0:25:280:25:32

Versailles is absolutely magnificent.

0:25:320:25:34

Oui, oui, oui, oui, oui!

0:25:340:25:36

-Oui, oui.

-Yes, it's so full of oui, oui, oui.

0:25:360:25:39

-Charlotte!

-It has 700 rooms.

0:25:390:25:43

-But no toilets.

-Bof! Toilets are...

0:25:430:25:46

Comment est-ce qu'on dit en anglais? A waste of money.

0:25:460:25:49

-HE FARTS

-Oh!

-Commode!

0:25:490:25:52

-I trust your journey was pleasant.

-Oh, my goodness.

0:25:520:25:56

The road from Calais can be painful.

0:25:580:26:01

-Boulders are...

-HE FARTS AND PLOPS

0:26:010:26:04

-..everywhere.

-Well...

0:26:040:26:06

-..when in Versailles...

-SHE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

0:26:080:26:11

THEY ALL GASP

0:26:110:26:12

What?

0:26:130:26:15

Everyone else is doing a wee-wee.

0:26:150:26:17

You dare to turn your back on a King, sir?

0:26:170:26:19

Your Majesty!

0:26:210:26:23

You are an animal, sir, an animal!

0:26:230:26:25

HE SPEAKS FRENCH

0:26:280:26:29

-Can we go?

-I don't think I can.

0:26:300:26:33

Not with all these people watching.

0:26:330:26:34

Queen Elizabeth is back, still looking for love.

0:26:390:26:42

And so is Lord Dudley.

0:26:430:26:45

You again! How's your wife?

0:26:450:26:48

Erm...

0:26:480:26:49

Well, she's dead, actually. Fell down some stairs,

0:26:490:26:52

broke her neck. Absolute nightmare.

0:26:520:26:54

But it does mean we can get married.

0:26:540:26:56

-Well, won't people think you killed her?

-There's no proof.

0:26:560:26:59

Because I didn't do it. Why would there be proof?

0:26:590:27:02

She, er, slipped. On some loose carpet. I reckon. Probably.

0:27:030:27:07

Well, I can't be involved in a scandal, so we can't get married.

0:27:070:27:10

But, if you marry anyone else, I'll make your life hell,

0:27:100:27:13

and a misery, and awful.

0:27:130:27:15

That is why I love you.

0:27:150:27:17

And fear you.

0:27:190:27:20

That's right. I'm married to England. Suits me just fine.

0:27:250:27:29

No snoring in bed. And I think it means that

0:27:290:27:32

everyone in the country has to buy me a present so, win-win.

0:27:320:27:36

See you in Hampton Court.

0:27:360:27:37

-You'll be all right.

-Thanks, Fred.

0:27:400:27:42

IN FRENCH:

0:27:430:27:45

That's kind. I've already eaten.

0:27:450:27:47

-Your Majesty?

-Bonjour.

0:27:510:27:52

I know I'm just a common frog, but if you kiss me I could turn

0:27:520:27:55

into a prince and we could live happily ever after.

0:27:550:27:59

Go on, then.

0:27:590:28:00

SHE GASPS

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