Horrible Histories Historical Wife Swap (Victorians)

[@rowanaboat4523]

“A dead body!” *kick* “Oh yeah”

[@jonnoflanno2092]

He could have said "' 'ee's quite dead, ye see?" instead...

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Obviously the poor people are in Heaven with everything they need and the rich people are in Hell working hard and hardly having anything they need, serves them right.

[@greekre]

where's mrs tumberby tomberduke meant to take a dump

[@laurenwillcox5371]

When she fainted on the floor he should have said ‘Or you can sleep there’

[@schlongersaurus]

Lauren Willcox should have*

[@schlongersaurus]

what

[@schlongersaurus]

what

[@alansangster4684]

Lauren Willcox

[@LexitaMai]

+Lizzie Cook It legit doesn't matter 😂 This is the Internet, not English class

[@hees0009]

Posh man "there's a crease in this newspaper." Manservant "I shall iron it forthwith."

[@areiaaphrodite]

dont touch me lol

[@alexwillats9802]

[@perfectharmony4676]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[@nj4cob]

ㅤ

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

Can't blame her you'd probably get a disease by doing so

[@bbcisrubbish]

Believe me, there are plenty of people in the UK who STILL have the attitude of the rich in this example. Most MPs to start with. "Oh deary me you vulgar oiks, can't have more money and we are going to cut the little you do have. We shall, naturally, be giving ourselves a 10 per cent increase plus our expenses".

[@lcfcsince2016]

Haha that is totally relatable this year, with the MPs pay increase. 🤣 🙃

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Even worse now

[@NicholasJH96]

Just call them peasants as only monarchy isn’t classed as peasants but everyone else in the UK.

[@ThomasHarding1990]

"Don't touch me" LOL.

[@redrogue2715]

"We can still hear you." "I know!"

[@hankreardenfan1019]

I was hoping that the richer Victorians would be nicer and be merciful to the poorer Victorans. I guess I was naive.

[@sparkreno19]

some were well-meaning philanthropists. there's even another sketch o horrible histories relating to wealthy industrialists setting up model neighborhoods for their workers, with the radical thought that if the workers live in stable and clean environments, they make for better workers. this practice was, of course, the exception rather than the rule. it was the natal stages of industrialization and unions were not even a concept yet.

[@inkheart151]

Reminds me of the Georgians. Also, some Victorians attempted to help the slum by tearing it down and making nicer buildings, but it was too expensive to live in so most of the slum inhabitants wound up on the streets!!!

[@francescapaladini5763]

I... don't think they were trying to help them when they were tearing down their homes, they just wanted to gain money...

[@MorgaineRiddlePrince]

The kitkat owner made homes for his workers.

[@AlexS-oj8qf]

Middle Class person (an Nouveau Riche) would always be the nasty ones. Only the Upper Classmen are bound by their duty and honor to be civil and polite.

[@petercdowney]

Well, if the Smikes stole coal, they'd be transported to Australia, I think!

[@madwolf0966]

Sinead Dowling such is life.

[@galleryg998]

MAGWITCH

[@Zeldarw104]

Bingo you're right! 👀😮

[@leehyun6513]

Better than to exposed to the harmful chemicals in the factory, I guess. Besides, I heard that prisoners were more well-fed than the people in the workhouse at that time.

[@alexandersmith4731]

I'm glad these videos are back, they bring the fondest memories, thank you for being back

[@hannah-mayteeson3880]

"Ahh a dead body." "Oh yeah so there is." ahahahahahahhahhahhha

[@laurenwillcox5371]

When she fainted on the floor he should of said or you can sleep there

[@ethanlaffitte4594]

I love how rattus makes something bad and very serios from history funny, this is making it more child friendly. I loved this as a child (and still do at 15)

[@robonaught]

There is a sketch in Series 1 about the children that joined the Hitler Youth and they were most of the soldiers in Berlin when the Allies stormed into the capital. As they were forced to fight or be killed for cowardice. This is one of the very few sketches that Rattus doesn't laugh or joke about

[@Nina5144]

Love this programme - check out the songs.... A Bowie Charles Darwin, Morrisey Charles Dickens, a rapping Rosa Parks, crooner Wil Shakespeare. It's very, very clever and only the BBC can do this.....

[@angelosumugat6653]

The borgia family aandd the Monarchs Song

[@michaelalockrose2354]

Lady Gaga Cleopatra is one of our favourites - and of course the Four Georges boyband....

[@strangeperson700]

This still goes on in the world today... :S

[@katiebayliss9887]

Strange Person! xP what?

[@angelosumugat6653]

Politics

[@helloHello-hw3id]

@Thought for Food people lived like this under socialism too. Source: my mother grew up on a farm in the soviet union

[@ladyfoxwf1075]

So does child sex slavery, child marriage, child labour, child abuse, child neglect.

[@zekewhiak956]

@@ben_retrop5179 it’s an example of why socialism by itself will never work :)

[@MARVIA35]

Hahahahaaaaaa "ugh. Don't touch me"

[@sophiehale1171]

Gets me evrytime

[@lovetolovefairytales]

"Don't touch me" me, every time I'm in public.

[@ComradexChaos]

In 2020 that probably saved you a lot of problems

[@ethanlaffitte4594]

"Do you have anything new" I've got TB" hahaha I died *that's ironic because the lady with TB would die if this were real.

[@RandomHuman-yp7lt]

The costumes are sooo historically accurate!

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

I know right

[@magicalhikari_05]

i swear these always go one of two ways: a. everyone hates it b. literally only one person hates it and it's usually the wife of the richer of the two parties

[@MARVIA35]

One of the best and a favorite of mine is "You've Been Artois'd". It's so funny. my first and the reason why i love this show.

[@lcfcsince2016]

As Artois would say *WOO HOO*

[@evilpiratemermaid]

Lol, I like how she kept saying "dont touch me!" :P

[@kimsdewi]

Oh my god, Lawry looks about twelve in that outfit. So adorable, I just want to keep him in my pocket!

[@sophieliebman1105]

"Don't touch me!" 😂😂

[@stitchingandstuff3930]

Tumbleby bottomcheek lol!

[@davidluna9926]

Don't touch me! 😂

[@HolyknightVader999]

Shit, the Victorians make the Medieval Lords, Renaissance Kings, and corrupt Popes all look like Enlightenment Philosophes.

[@AGJ117]

1:00 "Mrs. Pumbleby Tumblepook?" "Tumbleby Pumblechook" "Pumbleby Pomblydook." Yes, I'm Mr. Smike." "Don't touch me." 1:24 "Mrs. Rumbleby Fumblywook?" "Tumbleby Pumblechook "How do it?" "Don't touch me." 1:32 "Mrs. Tumbleby....BOTTOMCHEEK." "It's a pleasure." "Don't touch me."

[@amandaaj5264]

"there has not been many poor people here" (her face be like :3) "OH NO THERE IS A CREASE IN THE NEWSPAPER!!! IRON IT NOWWWWW!!!!!"

[@JEarlofessex]

"I Got TB." lol

[@djponrocks2234]

I love history

[@ashleychavez6883]

Me 2!! I'm so happy this exist

[@Pinkiegirl570]

And me

[@istahasshatuf1248]

Emily Emily sweet dumb Emily 🤏🏽 you gotta say I 💓 horrible histories 🕋🕋🕋🕋🕋🕋🕋 Allah bless you dear

[@Zeldarw104]

Yessum!💙

[@RandomHuman-yp7lt]

Yessss

[@BrilliantlyBookish]

"It's a pleasure! Don't touch me...."

[@Fishtacocat]

Oh my, yes! It wasn't just because of creases, though! Papers were literally hot off the presses and super fresh when they arrived. Apart from making the pages straighter, ironing them dried out the still wet ink so it wouldn't make a big mess. This was only done in the mornings though, I believe. Late editions you'd pick up on the street certainly wouldn't be ironed for your convenience!

[@SimsMusicals]

I really love Martha's dress in this one!

[@ImperatorZor]

Well at least the Smikes will get sent to Australia for that, if they can survive the voyage and the two or three years hard labor they will never have to worry about freezing to death again. Heatstroke might be another matter.

[@cathportier3228]

dat laugh at 2:12

[@MissAnime111]

Lawry is so innocently adorable!!

[@eleanorhogan8643]

Good old days eh? Codswallop! I swear the next person who has the nerve to say "the good old days" will have their ears boxed by me.

[@mangot589]

The names themselves are worth watching for. But to be honest, this is the saddest one I’ve watched. The little match girl.

[@Wolffur]

The basis for Dickinson's story. Still a tearjerker over a century later.

[@mikegardens]

If the GOP and corporate America has there way... this what our futures may look like..

[@mikegardens]

+LiaFM Have a sweet day!!!!! :-)

[@leeann4900]

Michael: You couldn't be further from the truth. It sickens me that you would pollute the web with the lies that the left has filled you. We want everyone to have the same chances, you simply need to work hard, like the rest of us have to further our shared American Dream.

[@asnekboi7232]

LaLa Lee yes allowing companies to exploit workers and the environment truly the American dream

[@onsholo]

Oh the glory of capitalism XP

[@errolmargiela1261]

Because Communism is a lovely alternative

[@bbcisrubbish]

True, I believe there is no charge for a bed in a Gaulag.(?Spelling?).

[@katiebayliss9887]

gabriel bello How is this capitalism? They have a caste system.

[@pepperprovasnik]

@@katiebayliss9887 thank you!

[@VineFynn]

Tankie piece of shit

[@Alapaloozalover2000]

As an American, I find it quite fascinating to hear all the different accents these British actors can do. Correct me if I’m wrong, but the Tumbleby Pumbelchooks are using a heightened rp accent and the Smikes speak using an extremely thick cockney accent.

[@jodiequeenofcelticfire2605]

Ok I know why my rich ancestors acted

[@owo4945]

Don’t touch me 🤣🤣🤣 LoL

[@HolyknightVader999]

How come the Victorians come after the French Royalty and they're even worse compared to the French King?

[@ciaranbranniff9325]

French royalty would be French and Victorians were English plus most people were just normal rather than filthy rich and stuck up posh people

[@lokiwintersoldier6954]

Yes but, Victoria was truly loved by her subjects, ( to be fair probably not too hard considering that the Monarchs that were before her were extremely hated) and Victoria and Albert both knew the threat was there and took great precaution not to cause a revolution.

[@jennifermartinez3005]

Good video love it.❤️ it helps me learn🔗.

[@heatherbowman9450]

My tablet is gonna die💀 1:34

[@kaiyahjay7719]

watching for my english work 😭😭

[@peterdavies2960]

Hope they do one of Edwardians. Maybe the posh husband would know King Edward VII 😂

[@marycanary86]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA ive seen some bad wife swaps but this takes the cake as the most unfair one xD

[@ciaranconstable4317]

0:43 Bruh.

[@enrkchin]

Good Lord, Ben in that suit.......

[@displacerkatsidhe]

Oh look, what the ultra rich in America want to go back to!

[@whereurears]

Mrs. Tumbly-umbly-umbly-umbly-umbly Rumbleduke

[@maerythegreek9008]

0:20 What kind of accent it that?! I barely undrestand it!

[@simrenbajaj6000]

Maery the Greek Cockney I think

[@maerythegreek9008]

@@simrenbajaj6000 Oh my God! As a foreigner it sounded like chinese to me,lol!

[@EditorOfSL]

@@simrenbajaj6000 It is Cockey.

[@inyeekaribi4913]

?? She said “forgive my excitement sir but I’ve never been in such a grand house before”. Didn’t really sound like cockney?

[@heatherbowman9450]

My toenail randomly fell off 😮 0:46

[@lumemaa7]

“Don’t touch me” 😂

[@cuteandfluffypikachu3405]

These are great 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@BerserkGoblin]

Is it normal that I think Mr. Tumbleby Pumblechook looks kinda hot..?

[@nuala384]

this 1 is my fave wife swap xx

[@lukeschofield574]

2:14 av got TB

[@pratiksharma172000]

That's the guy from mindhorn..the one with the snip...

[@emmafeathers9367]

Loved loved love loved loved love love loved love loved loved

[@daniellenell8443]

I got tb😂😂😂

[@user-kw1ix8jx6p]

Martha looks really pretty!

[@worldmedia1476]

maybe they worked 7 days a week because there was no concept of "week end" back then

[@thisismyname3328]

Yes, I don’t know when it came in, but I’m fairly sure the middle class Edwardians introduced it

[@albyhd1605]

They don't have cameras in those days

[@jakedeane5304]

Yes they did

[@alizaarshad1239]

Yes they did but they weren't as good

[@randomarcgunner4543]

Oh look, what ancaps want!

[@Mojosbigstick]

Tell this to the Libertarians.

[@mastersnet18]

Well there was a concept of weekend before the industrial revolution

[@JJB88-y9v]

I do hate a crease in my paper lol 😂📄

[@Lily-e1o9g]

This is like the Georgian wife swipe

[@lilsisfrombigsislilsis4265]

siomoin is so funny

[@ZARVOE]

Yeah it does seem to have a bit of class struggle added in...

[@mikegardens]

I wish there were an American version of this.. the closest is drunk histories

[@elsakristina2689]

and that's not even for kids! I think British television and programming is better than our own, no offense to other Americans...

[@dkeith45]

Back in the age of pure capitalism. 0_o

[@kellydalstok8900]

The GOP is actively working to make this the new reality in the US. Donald Trump even wants to make crime an offense. Not his own crimes, mind you.

[@HalloweenMMyers78]

erm yes that as well, if u watch the other HH wife swap they also faint it all of them. espec the French one!

[@Darkondrago666]

What is the song at the start? Btw HH is awesome

[@Fishfingers232]

They actually did iron newspapers.

[@ConanMightyWarrior]

7 Victorian ladies fainted after watching this video.

[@maywewonder]

Yeah... DONT TOUCH ME!

[@paulhayward4383]

I always worked 7 days a week too.

[@caityp5102]

2:36 she has corona

[@chicagogreg06]

The life of a poor Victorian sounds like being on that cruse ship that lost power

[@Blissful_Simp]

Ben as Perkins😍😍

[@Agent1W]

2:45 Wow, look how pretty that little girl is.

[@KenyanBunnie]

Don't touch me.

[@camillefoessel]

Teas maid maid 😂

[@19Katerina11]

don't touch me xD

[@boboesq3994]

poor Victorian very very short alot off them had stunted growth

[@ChibiMangaFashion232]

A crease in the newspaper and ironing it? SERIOUSLY?

[@thisismyname3328]

Not really, it was primarily to dry the ink as the paper would be fresh off the press. The ironing thing does de-crease it though.

[@Lolcrazydudette]

Don't touch me!

[@KevlarNinja]

Oh boy, a new wife swap!

[@mbox5749]

does anyone know what episode this is from

[@billywright4483]

Historical wife swap

[@Lekirius]

hmm it is quite amusing if you think about that...maybe at that time they thought they have the best life

[@HalloweenMMyers78]

its a running joke they have with all the historical wife swap, the posh women always faints cos actually they used to wear corsets so tight that they did pass out!

[@Carenza_1704]

What episode was this???

[@LadyDeirdre]

GYE? Asking series, what and where is GYE? On-line searching doesn't narrow it down much.

[@roxsziegalrox55]

I don't care if I'd be poor. I wanna marry Mr. Smike

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

Your kids will suffer and so would you trust me that attraction will fade in such circumstances.

[@1namster]

Indeed