Horrible Histories The Borgia Family

Best HH Song So Far

[@glamourgrl1010]

'I'll kill a man who dared to like, invade my personal space' sometimes I feel like that

[@revinhatol]

Lame (Gioffre) Fame (Cesare) The Dame (Lucrezia)

[@cosmicfails2053]

How well this has aged given the current circumstances

[@revinhatol]

@@cosmicfails2053 Lame (Gioffre) Fame (Cesare) The Dame (Lucrezia)

[@carasunderland1896]

Same...😂

[@rorymorrison7758]

Given when you posted this I'm gonna guess you can tell the future

[@Saternalius]

I like how they've lit Lucrezia's eyes just like Morticia in the Addams Family film.

[@niamhrtditchfield2348]

Yh I noticed that

[@emmyjo720]

Martha is so good in this

[@Toria._.]

And the part with the rose was also a reference

[@bioweapon4425]

@@Toria._. oh yeah, good eye

[@TraxingtonSmythe]

Poor Gioffre he's like "Of all the families, in all of Christendom, I had to be in the most messed up one of all"

[@JixieDyeAuthor]

No no I claim that. Borgias got nothing on my family.

[@thomasshaughnessy9023]

At least it's not the jackson 5

[@DeathnoteBB]

I feel bad for all the royal kids. It makes sense why so many turned out as bad as they did when you look at their elders

[@maximaldinotrap]

I see your Borgias are the most messed up family in all of Christendom and I raise you the Habsburgs.

[@optifog]

The young actor playing Geoffre is fantastic.

[@supremebliss2788]

Indded

[@emmapark8530]

He looked bored to me

[@snsaccount7871]

@Xavi that's what him so fantastic, because the youngest was was actually stamped on by their family, their father questions his relation with him and blamed him for Giovanni's death when it was Cesare who did it and his wife had affairs with his two older brothers lol Edit: fixed some spelling mistakes

[@revinhatol]

Lame (Gioffre) Fame (Cesare) The Dame (Lucrezia)

[@revinhatol]

@@emmapark8530 Lame (Gioffre) Fame (Cesare) The Dame (Lucrezia)

[@dejaypage1575]

It’s like Addams family meets Game of Thrones

[@DeathnoteBB]

And Assassin’s Creed

[@sergarlantyrell7847]

To be fair Game of Thrones is based of the War of the Roses, the Borgia family and a few other historical "inspirations".

[@johnhughes2124]

With a dash of Catholicism added in

[@cherryblossom2494]

Agree!!!

[@dejaypage1575]

@@sergarlantyrell7847 ah. So I was on the money then

[@faftercrafter9083]

I just keep remembering Assassin's Creed

[@olivierallas4186]

400tg like

[@notasimpwtf6012]

Ahhh i remember Giovanni

[@Cordeila]

Same lmao

[@MuchWhittering]

Doesn't Giovanni Borgia go against the family and become an Assassin? I knoe somebody Borgia does.

[@swavey.6x]

Yessss

[@TheVento93]

I love the face of Cesare when he said "Yeah I'm the model for Machiavelli's Prince"

[@Luuuna]

Oh *that's* what he says!

[@rosequartz4102]

I do too. I like to sing Lucrezia's parts but the Machiavelli line is fun to do while you widen your eyes like an insane person and look in the mirror.

[@eldrago19]

Just got to the part where Machiavelli discusses Cesare and this song popped into my head. Machiavelli remarks: "I do not know what better precepts to give a new prince than the example of [Cesare's] actions."

[@ilovequiros]

I've finally figured the boy doing nothing out. He was basically getting stamped on by the rest of his family, his father questioning the fact that Gioffre was his son, also blaming him for Giovanni's murder when Cesare was the logical answer. Oh, and appearantly his wife you see here had affairs with his 2 brothers instead of spending time with him.

[@bi_cycle]

Can you blame her? It's Ben and Mat!

[@Midknightsun79]

Not his wife it was his daughter

[@DeathnoteBB]

I feel bad for Gioffre :(

[@maddiowens3549]

@@Midknightsun79 it was his wife, Sancha, who was 4 years older than him. He didn’t have children until his second marriage, and it’s well known his first marriage was a political one

[@FilmingAva]

Mate im so late but thats messed up-

[@georgiavictorian9300]

I freakin love the way they sing this with the accent. Especially when he says "And I became the pope." :D love it

[@garrettklages5568]

So true

[@punkwrestle]

I expected some snaps, like the Addams Family.

[@dimaosin]

Zey always do zat! :D

[@dimaosin]

Ha

[@JavertRA]

I thought Jim Howick was channeling Vito Corleone a little bit. Also Cesare's "OWW NOWW"

[@Andrea-zo4qy]

“I’d kill a man who dared to like invade my personal space” corona virus got me like...

[@carasunderland1896]

Lol, I was thinking that!!

[@zareenchoudhury9732]

WAT TE

[@zareenchoudhury9732]

guys remember Wat Tyler in horrible histories?!

[@ellabellabingbong08]

Mood lmaoo

[@voidparx]

@@zareenchoudhury9732 What is the name of our leader?

[@knightofarkronia8652]

Fun Fact: While Rodrigo Borgia (aka Pope Alexander VI) was well known for his reign of decadence and debauchery, he did had some positive qualities. In a time period of notorious antisemitism, he was quite tolerant of Jewish people, and apparently felt remorse for his sins near the end of his life, with him being in tears during his final confession.

[@CorvusBelli01]

"and apparently felt remorse for his sins near the end of his life, with him being in tears during his final confession." "Fear of burning in Hell" and "remorse" aren't really the same thing.

[@danieldelrosario7447]

Yep...and Giovanni's grandson Francisco turned out all right, he even became the head of the Jesuits and a Saint.

[@JavertRA]

Apparently in a lot of ways as a person he was no worse than many of the other officials and bishops it was just because he was Pope that it was more well noticed.

[@danieldelrosario7447]

The best Borgia Pope was still Calixtus III, Alexander’s uncle. Calixtus (Alfonso de Borja) was known to be very holy.

[@Samthebritishgent]

@@CorvusBelli01 I suppose fear makes you feel remorse and well I can’t see him not feeling remorseful and god would forgive him if he asked and he was sorry

[@marm4851]

"i'll kill you if you cross me, I might kill you anyway!" Best line in the song

[@Sweetlittlemystery]

"Yeah I'm the model for Machiavelli's Prince" It's a story of an Itallian prince. It's most famous line is "A leader should be both loved and feared" Love how HH do put those little gems in lol

[@whatsanenigma]

I just adore the way Jim sings "They were, in short, and I became the Pope." Like he's thinking he can't believe they actually fell for that.

[@Walrussnor]

Ben just had to stand there and look pretty. He succeeded.

[@MIGHTYBOOSCH198]

The poor kid was probably just as confused in real life "why am I getting married?" "for the money and power son" "Oh... okay..." *twiddles his thumbs*

[@Starlight-rb3sp]

XD

[@HaneenMAlAwadi]

In the Borgia series, they show the kid drinking a glass of milk before his bride entered the bedroom ... really made me feel sad for the kid!

[@maddiowens3549]

@@HaneenMAlAwadi to be fair, the show dramatized that bit to keep viewers attention. Sancha and Gioffre never had children and likely never slept together, they didn’t even share a bedroom. She did, however, sleep with both of his older brothers in an attempt to have an heir by one of them

[@HaneenMAlAwadi]

@@maddiowens3549 they showed that too!

[@Hi-ij2li]

Ha ha that’s true.😂😂😂😂😂😟

[@cerysfalmai8644]

That "oh no." from Matthew is priceless.

[@torymonarchist]

Mathew*

[@LolaEpicYT]

Geoffre is just looking around meanwhile everyone is singing, this kid looks confused and is just looking around because the set is so cool and amazing

[@MrWiseHusky]

Lucrezia, Giovanni, Gioffre and Cesare Italian barmy army, The Borgia Family Our daddy was Rodrigo I had a monstrous ego Where he makes trouble we go The Borgia Family Our tale begins Renaissance Spain, It's leaders were a shower So I run out of patience So began in my quest for power I splashed my cash to all the papal cardinals in hope That they'd be bought, They were in short And I became the Pope More power than I oughta Blood's thicker than water Appoint my sons and daughter To run a dynasty With daddy as the Pope I could do as I pleased was ace, I'd kill a man who dared Like invade my personal space I found a husband for Lucrezia Rich Giovanni Sforza, do you love him? Yes of course but love is power and money more so Now married to the Sforza's This opens up new doorsas They world bows down before us The Borgia/Sforza family Yes, and while we're at it we will marry son Gioffre Aged twelve but so what soon will be The Borgia/Sforza and the Naples family When the Sforza family Eventually bores ya With just annul the marriage If he refuses to divorce ya Don't I get a say? Don't fret, for you another man I'll get Alfonzo of Aragon I like him this could go on and on! You like him I've gone off him His pretty face makes me wince You killed him! Yeah I'm the model for Machiavelli's Prince Giovanni run the army but Cesare said No way! I'll kill you if you cross me I might kill you anyway I am the mostest powerfulest, evilest of all As long as dad's alive There's not a single chance I'll fall Huh aaaaah! Awww nooo We suddenly lost status It seemes the whole world hate us They excommunicate us The Borgia Family R.I.P.

[@tomfortey5868]

Husky SO GOOD SMILE DOG

[@chelyr5517]

You got some parts wrong but it’s fine

[@chelyr5517]

No body is perfect

[@revinhatol]

Lame (Gioffre) Fame (Cesare) The Dame (Lucrezia)

[@zoransofranac8194]

Thank you! 💖

[@whatsanenigma]

I don't know why Ben doesn't have any solo lines in this one, but his facial expressions are still amazing!

[@fadikhoory5350]

They're repetitive. Giovanni died before Alexander, so when Cesare says that he might kill him, he could be out of the picture.

[@whatsanenigma]

@@fadikhoory5350 Hm, that makes sense. Could be!

[@Emilyewr]

I love how they shine the light on her eyes like they did in the Addams Family :)

[@benpowell-punmaster1214]

Good eye!

[@lprocks555]

I love how Giofre's just like, "Why the hell are they singing?"

[@ashmaandaniyalazahar3023]

LOL IKR

[@amandawilly8364]

this song is the catchiest song ever.

[@Negativebunnyhunters]

Gioffre in life was never interested in politics like other members of his family.....So him being quiet is really accurate

[@domaldwyn9279]

"As long as dads' alive there's not a SINGLE chance I'll fall" -Dad dies- "Aw no." OH GOD MY SIDES!

[@ddthewolf]

Best part in my opinion

[@MrEarthling99]

I am somehow reminded of the Lannisters.

[@thesalanian]

of course , George Martin was probably inspired by them.

[@Dragon1813]

@@thesalanian Mario Puzo too I'd wager.

[@atree9284]

thesalanian no, he was mostly inspired by the Lancasters, on the war of the roses

[@DeathnoteBB]

Harriet Antrobus ...no

[@Narble_is_unavailable]

This song lives rent free in my head.

[@agiosomorfia3007]

The funny part...the Boy was just looking around.......and then the family is just ruined and all....and he had nothing to do with it XDDD

[@whatsanenigma]

Major props to the costume/makeup people on this one. You would never know that all four adult performers here are more or less the same age IRL.

[@lauramanuel5398]

Just noticed how they lit Lucrezias eyes just like in the Addams Family movies, love it!!

[@angelfae1677]

I CANNOT get this out of my head!

[@revinhatol]

Lame (Gioffre) Fame (Cesare) The Dame (Lucrezia)

[@dross753]

the kid doesn't seem to give a damn.

[@tomfortey5868]

The Thinker Ikr

[@gracie-maehargreaves9830]

I love how Gioffre is just sat there thinking " why am i here...?"

[@rebeccathomson8909]

Gioffres face all the way through is perf XD

[@secretforreddit]

1:03 The Sforzas-Doorzas pun was superb

[@aryaasha4589]

This song and "Born To Rule" are my favorite songs from this song!

[@WateverWatever04]

I love how "The Pope" got progressively older throughout the music video! Lol

[@lovendor]

THE KID WAS SITTING THERE LIKE "FUCK MY LIFE"

[@jamie.m17]

they told ben to just stand there and look pretty n i’m here for it tbh

[@powerist209]

I heard that anyone in religious structure, including a beggar priest, can be candidate for pope. The cardinal as pope was a recent reform.

[@HolyknightVader999]

That's nothing. Back then even laymen can be pope or vote for pope.

[@caiuswickersham]

Theoretically, any Catholic man can be nominated as pope. In practice, the College of Cardinals doesn't look at anyone outside their group.

[@danieldelrosario7447]

@@caiuswickersham yep...as a Catholic guy, I could be elected Pope, but it's much simpler to choose among the Cardinals. Urban VII was the last non-Cardinal to become Pope...and we all know how that turned out.

[@moritamikamikara3879]

Aye, there were a bunch of incidents in which people who weren't cardinals became pope. My immediate thought goes to that one random ass monk that wrote a mean letter to the cardinals because they were taking too long (Multiple years) to elect a pope and so they elected him pope. Had no fucking idea what he was doing because the pope was legitimately the head of state and had to do king-things (which is why Borgia wanted it) and so he quit shortly after.

[@LadyAnneBoleyn1536]

Lucrezia died in childbirth in 1519 at age 39, not from old age. Cesare was killed at age 31 in battle at the Siege of Viana in 1507. Juan's (Giovanni's) body was fished out of the river in 1497, and it was believed that Cesare had him murdered. Gioffre died in 1522, but no cause has been discovered.

[@wow_zers.031]

I like how at 0:46 , Gioffre shakes his head when the rest of his siblings sing

[@Sealove12g]

I freaking love Cesare. And Lucrezia. Their histories are so awesome xD

[@niklimnat1061]

and they loved eachother too

[@ezekielbertrand809]

@@niklimnat1061Yh in more ways than one…

[@benjaminclasper9355]

I love how gioffre looks bored the whole time just looking around and he looks like he didn’t want to be there and uninvolved.

[@peskylisa]

I find this one especially amusing since I remember my mom reading a book about the Borgias when I was young.

[@Starlight-rb3sp]

:)

[@garrettklages5568]

I love this song, using the catchy tune of The Adams family to create this song and learn history love it

[@eugeniaagnesrombelayuk1789]

The "aww no" always had me lmao

[@DaDutchBasterd]

Do you love him? Yes of course, but love is power and money more so :o

[@Ink-454]

I never understood what that meant can u tell me XD

[@loucar1067]

It's one way families would move up the social ladder. In those days marriage was less about love and more about marrying someone with more wealth/status

[@niamhrtditchfield2348]

@@Ink-454 she doest care if he dies cuz shell have his money

[@Winchester85]

It is so odd that I am actually a descendant of this family. When I first heard they were doing a show on Showtime about The Borgias, I was very curious because I really never did a whole lot of research on my ancestor's. After watching the show though...well, lets just say my mother's side of the family and how nuts everyone is. It all makes sense now. Something tells me if I went to Rome with my family tree showing my relation to this family, I'd probably be put to death...lol.

[@giorgiadiieso8641]

Roman here. They probably would

[@victoriaR587]

I love how the kid just sits there like a black sheep 😂

[@MagicWarrior77]

Haha, Cesare has the best lines. And the funniest facial expressions. He's the main reason I like this song.

[@teddygrump3246]

2:01 *Awe Nawe.* Also press the time repeatedly to laugh.

[@lillievulp7329]

If you Don't laugh at this,you stink.

[@MsHabtami]

Yeah the Borgia family was one messed up family. While learning about them I had so many WTF moments that I made a game to find normal things they did.

[@Jemmainadilemma]

i love the attention to details in this!! especially the marlon brando godfather vibes of the dad, i watched this so many times before i noticed it also i never have the addams family song in my head, only ever the borgia family

[@elianwilliams]

Meanwhile Ezio is somewhere above in the rafters or something not taking his chance to kill them all because he's too much of a gentleman to inturrupt a good song

[@howtubeable]

KZbin only allows me to "like" this once! How unfair!

[@emibarrow3637]

I know I would love to like this as many times I watched this

[@3piper]

I would love to watch a series with this family

[@stellguy90210]

Watch borgia on Netflix not the jeramy irons version that one is terrible!

[@ellienixon3437]

They didn’t bring up that time Rodrigo was repeatedly punched in the face by a florentine man in the Vatican

[@wow_zers.031]

lmao

[@realisticsoul6109]

The memory lane, I keep forgetting how much I love Horrible Histories….😃😃😃😃

[@MegaEmmycool]

Ben's face at 1:50! I love how Jim says 'pope'! Gioffre is thinking 'where's the exit ? As soon as this is done i'm off !

[@electricvictini760]

Gioffery looks like he doesn't know what is going on

[@Gypsyjunkee420]

It's a she

[@wow_zers.031]

@@Gypsyjunkee420 What

[@mrtwizzle]

When I first saw this, I had to replay it again and again!!! :)

[@AquaFan1998]

Tbh this song and assassins creed was the best history lesson 😂

[@cndvst]

Only Horrible Histories could make a spoof of 'Addams Family' sound so cool: one of the best songs of the series so far. Matt and Ben do look cool in this video.

[@JavertRA]

I wonder what happened to the actor playing Gioffre... I also love how Giovanni is just reacting to Cesare's antics like "Yes, I've seen it before..."

[@Nezumi--]

ok but 1:36 is brilliant, coz mat's... i mean... cesare's already looking from lucrezia's new hubby, looks up at papa borgia, looks back.. hm... ."i don't like him" like he was already doing all the acting while there was no attention on him. i didn't notice it until now coz my attention was on the other two lol (ok and ben too,. ... Giovanne's response to Cesare for that whole part is just.. perfect)

[@MrThischarmingman2]

Assassin's Creed anyone?

[@ramzey5968]

Just about to write that lol

[@alexanderfridayeagle9146]

Yes my friend yes!

[@MirandaWeaver]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@shnazztastic]

This song was all I could think of while playing Brotherhood.

[@MrThischarmingman2]

shnazztastic Someone should do an mv for this song with Assassin's Creed.

[@dimaosin]

Dad: Giovanni, uz getting married! Giovanni: "confused about the world" why dad? Dad: it's for money and power, son. Giovanni: oh "twiddles his fingers"

[@corvo6842]

Geoffre*

[@WannabeMothman]

I'm obsessed with the way Mat says "aw no" Edit: Spelling

[@torymonarchist]

Mat*

[@DrDeath153]

Brilliant brilliant song. The acting in it is hilarious, particularly Jim Howick (who looks disturbingly like the most famous portrait of Rodrigo Borgia) with his Marlon Brando inspired pope, but Mat Baynton gets a good few in himself- just watch his face when Alfonso shows up on the scene or the glassy eyed way (where only his lower jaw moves like a ventriloquist's dummy) when he says 'Oh no'. It's just sublimely silly

[@happiehtoast]

I noticed too, it was the lighting on Lucrezia's face that made me get it..

[@Camaroni1000]

Gioffre is know more as the duke of Naples then a borgia that is why he doesn't talk

[@Jakegothicsnake]

Actually, Gioffre/Jofre/Goffredo was the Prince of Squillace, an area in Naples. Naples wasn't ruled by dukes in those days, it was ruled by kings, and Gioffre/Jofre/Goffredo married the illegitimate daughter of a king of Naples, Sancia d'Aragona/of Aragon who was the older sister of Lucrezia's second husband Alfonso d'Aragona/of Aragon.

[@Camaroni1000]

Jakegothicsnake eh I was close

[@Jakegothicsnake]

Lol

[@brendonmarsh797]

They never blink

[@superbolt7910]

actually they do once or twice if you look carefully at them.

[@wow_zers.031]

Only Cesare doesn't blink

[@emlingremlin4146]

XD i love the accent matt puts on =3

[@darkkiwi7]

I like it, but oh god, their pronunciations of their names...*shivers* (I'm Italian)

[@lucasmccarthy9817]

Same I'm a bit Italian

[@yara30942]

When you say ‘shivers’ do you mean the pronunciation is either good or bad?

[@hamchurger4566]

They did say their tale began in spain. I think it makes it better I think, idk im British. Also im guessing that the Italian language was a bit different back then

[@JustAnotherPerson4U]

@@hamchurger4566 yeah, that doesn't make it much better 😅 Spanish and Italian have similar but still distinct pronuncians of the same words. Because they both are latin-rooted languages but are different enough to be seperate.

[@hamchurger4566]

@@JustAnotherPerson4U but it did make it a little better? My point still stands WOOOOO

[@benjaminclasper9355]

“Yes and while we’re at it we will marry son gioffre” Oi you don’t get to decide who gioffre marries.

[@whatsanenigma]

"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there." -- L. P. Hartley

[@ddthewolf]

🎶as long as dad's alive there's not a single chance I'll fall...,🎶

[@ConanMightyWarrior]

I love how Jim says "Pope", I think he did that to make us HH fans laugh.

[@th4nky0uf0rth3ven0m]

During the song you can hear Jim wheeze multiple times and then he dies so it’s hidden foreshadowing i guess

[@Rocknrollgf12]

This makes me love Cesare even more

[@froggylord655]

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Jakegothicsnake]

Yeah, Jofre/Gioffre/Goffredo was kinda the black sheep(or in this case "white" sheep) of the Borgia family. He also has a poor relationship with his wife Sancia because she slept around with Juan/Giovanni and possibly even Cesare(and in the BBC adaptation from the 80's Rodrigo too!). Luckily in the end, after Juan, Rodrigo, Sancia, and Cesare die, he marries another woman named Maria de Mila and it was a much happier relationship and they even have at least four children!

[@simon4632]

Not Mat playing the son who was Da Vinci’s lover who modelled Jesus after him-

[@TapiocaPenguin]

Martha's so pretty!

[@drtrekwars]

AND that Martha cut the head off the flower. Great nod to the opening sequence lol xD

[@RhosynGwyn]

I love the way he says uh oh

[@kajolika417]

Help, this song is stuck in my head, now i cant sleep.

[@TV-ly3dp]

This is what Gioffre's expression is when he gets married: Excuse me what

[@CharmaineOkazaki]

Light on Lucrezia! Brilliant!

[@drhenrywaltonjonesjr]

“May the father of understanding guide us.”

[@MinimalistTheatre333]

I think they made him look around because Gioffre was distant from the rest of his family and is looking for enemies - well, in that family...

[@theunknown1991]

when Gioffre moves his head when his dad said he is gonna get married lol. if you wanna the part I'm on about [1:12]

[@avrilfantasyrin]

They show that Gioffre was never part of anything that his family ever do (the evil stuff I mean ), he also doesn't have a good relationship with his dad, which is why Rodrigo didn't even introduce him in the song

[@scottishemu159]

Poor Gioffre.

[@TheTeamspeakJoe]

Oh, the stuff Assassin's Creed has tought me... I miss Brotherhood so badly :'(

[@atlanticluciano]

Brotherhood is one of my favourites behind 2 and black flag

[@rachelgrubman4606]

Isn't Rodrigo Borgias the reason why Priest are banned from being married/having families??? How messed up do you and your family are the reason that an entire group of people are not allowed to get married even hundreds of years later?

[@astrogalaxy2994]

Dang he ruined them without families.

[@voidparx]

No

[@maximaldinotrap]

@@voidparx Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if he was one of the reasons.

[@voidparx]

@@maximaldinotrap Priests haven't been allowed to marry since 1139

[@Machiavellistyczny]

@@maximaldinotrapactually at the time priest already couldn’t marry and he wasn’t married just horny for one woman and he ended with lot’s of official children

[@BookshopWitch]

Jim...you, sir, are a legend....

[@JohnnyWolfblood]

I would just like to thank you for posting that because I had absalutly no bloody idea what the Hell he was saying at that part.

[@VulpessPrime]

1:53 - 2:03 My absolute favourite part. I could listen to that for hours!

[@senkikizadooda3946]

Nice, my favourite yet!

[@revinhatol]

Lame (Gioffre) Fame (Cesare) The Dame (Lucrezia)

[@ericthehalfaBee25]

I've watched this so many times, just for 2:01 Mat's face and voice are just hilarious xD