Historical Wife Swap is a recurring sketch in the Horrible Histories TV Series. A parody of the television programme Wife Swap, comparing the lives of two very different historical families, where the wife of one family would swap with another wife for one week.
Horrible Histories - Historical Wife Swap - Compilation
List of Sketches[]
1660: The Miserables swap with The Merrys[]
- Episode: Series 1, Episode 3
- Era: Slimy Stuarts
The Roundhead Puritans Mr. & Mrs. Miserable (portrayed by Mathew Baynton & Katy Wix) trade places with the Calaviers, Mr. & Mrs. Merry (portrayed by Simon Farnaby & Sarah Hadland), of the Restoration.
The Posh Family
1778: Lord & Lady Posh swap with The Peasant family[]
- Episode: Series 1, Episode 6
- Era: Gorgeous Georgians
Lord & Lady Posh from the Manor swap with the Peasant family of Poorville.
Athenian Vs Spartan
The Athenians swap with The Spartans[]
- Episode: Series 1, Episode 9
- Era: Groovy Greeks
A couple of the effete Athenians trade places with the legendarily tough Spartans.
Romans & Celts
The Romans swap with a Celtic family[]
- Episode: Series 2, Episode 7
- Era: Cut-Throat Celts
An upscale Roman couple moves into newly conquered Britain & swaps with a traditional Celtic family.
Peasant Vs Royalty
Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette swap with a peasant family[]
- Episode: Series 3, Episode 5
- Era: Fabulous French
Louis XVI & Marie Antoinette swap with a distinctly unimpressed starving peasant family.
Vikings Vs Thralls
A Viking warrior family swap with The Thralls family[]
- Episode: Series 3, Episode 7
- Era: Vicious Vikings
A well-to-do warrior family (portrayed by Ben Willbond & Martha Howe-Douglas) swaps with their slave thralls (portrayed by Jim Howick & Katy Wix).
The Tombleby-Pumblechooks swap with The Smikes[]
- Episode: Series 4, Episode 10
- Era: Vile Victorians
The wealthy Tombleby-Pumblechocks (portrayed by Simon Farnaby & Martha Howe-Douglas) trade places with the slum-living Smikes.
Pharaoh Rameses II & Queen Nefertari swap with a peasant family[]
- Episode: Series 5, Episode 9
- Era: Awful Egyptians
Pharaoh Rameses II & Queen Nefertari (portrayed by Sarah Hadland) swap with a peasant family.
Notes[]
External Links[]
- Historical Wife Swap at Horrible Histories TV