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A collection of "Smashing Saxons" clips from Horrible Histories Series 1 - 5.

Curriculum links - History: Viking & Anglo-Saxon struggle for England; aspect of history beyond 1066

 Clip 1: “Saxon EastEnders”: the new Weregeld law; “Anglo-Saxon Ghost Hunt” - 05:17

Clip 2: “Court of Historical Law”: Ethelred the Unready determines a horse thief’s guilt; Twisted Fairytales: Goldilocks and the Three Bears (punishments for theft) - 05:02

Clip 3: “Historical Hairdressers”: hair treatments; the useful uses of dung - 04:39

Clip 4: Mealtime charades in a monastery; The Monk Art Show: how to write like a monk - 06:33

Clip 5: Weather forecast; a farmer’s attempt to ward off ghosts; suggestions for coping with famine - 03:29

Clip 6: Word We Get from the Saxons; New! Saxon Sign of the Cross (advert); two peasants discuss ergotism - 03:02

Clip 7: “Funky Monks” - song

Clip 8: Bag-O-Swallow-Chick Stomach Stones (advert); The Saxon Helmet Company - lucky helmet; Words We Get from the Saxons - 02:50

Clip 9: HHTV News: Mike Peabody live from the Battle of Maldon; Monk Magazine: “All the modern monk needs to know” - 04:02

Clip 10: “Invasion, Invasion, Invasion” - Hengist and Horsa steal Kent from Vortigern - 03:33

Clip 11: “Kidnapped!” (historical epic movie trailer); Words We Get from the Saxons - 03:13

Clip 12: HHTV News: Bob Hale’s Anglo-Saxon Report; “Mud and Matilda” (romantic comedy movie trailer) tells the story of William the Conqueror and Matilda of Flanders - 06:22

Clip 13: “Historical Dentist”: false tooth; “Historical Masterchef”: a famine victim trades his son for ingredients - 04:29

Clip 14: Anglo-Saxon beliefs in mythological monsters; “Historical Dates”: an unhygienic peasant - 05:15

Clip 15: Anglo-Saxon banks; HH Movie Pitch: “Cake Guy”, Alfred the Great - 03:53

Clip 16: “Weekdays Assemble”; a farmer’s secrets for growing crops - 04:11

Clip 17: “Wonders of the Saxon Universe”; King Aethelred and Brother Augustine - 04:00

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