Historian Katie Kennedy and an expert rummage through the knicker drawers of the titans of history, sniffing out the stuff that wouldn't make their dating profiles.
Where to Watch History Crush • Season 1
8 Episodes
Charles II
E1
Charles IIHe was the Merry Monarch who oversaw the Restoration, un-cancelled Christmas, re-opened the pubs and even helped put out the Great Fire of London. Oh, and he might have invented dogging?
Cleopatra
E2
CleopatraAs one of history's most powerful and politically brilliant queens, she brought the mighty Rome under her spell. But on the flip-side Cleopatra did also marry, and/or kill all three of her siblings?
Henry VIII
E3
Henry VIIIOne of history's most famous monarchs, father of the Royal Navy and founder of the Church of England, but did you also know that King Henry VIII once got drunk and offered out the King of France?
Marie Antoinette
E4
Marie AntoinetteArguably, history's most fashionable figure, her cultural influence still resonates today. But did you also know that Marie Antoinette had to be given directions to Poundtown by the Holy Roman Emperor (who happened to be her brother)?
Napoleon
E5
NapoleonA military genius who reshaped the political landscape of Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte remains one of the most recognisable figures in history. But did you know that Napoleon, according to legend, liked his bunda unwashed?
Lord Byron
E6
Lord ByronOne of the world's most celebrated romantic poets and perhaps the first modern cultural celebrity. But did you also know that he might have had it off with sister, two of his cousins, and had a thing for choir boys?
Elizabeth I
E7
Elizabeth IOne of England most beloved and long serving queens, she repelled the Spanish Armada and steered England into its Golden Age. But Elizabeth I also had breath that stunk like a dog's backside.
Charles Dickens
E8
Charles DickensOne of the greatest authors of all time, champion of the poor and underprivileged, without whom we would never have been blessed with The Muppet Christmas Carol. But on the flip-side Charles Dickens was an amateur magician.
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