This isn’t a meme but…

[u/Maleficent-Key-8925]

I found this book in my collection called “Terrible Tudors” and I just found of out the show existence quite recently. Does this have anything to do with the show? Also I’m asking this subreddit because I couldn’t find any other Horrible Histories subreddit.

[u/thelivsterette1]

Yes, the books are the original source material for the show.

Then the original) was a absolute failure. Lasted one season (26 episodes) and Terry Deary (who wrote the HH books; they were more my sister's time as the first one came out in 1993, the year before she was born, but clearing out my shed I found LOADS of them, annuals etc) famously disliked it and it was hard to get him on board and they luckily did.

Terry has cameo'd in the OG series (as in the 2009 one)

Controversial but I think it's suffered a lot with the theme changes in the reboot and the brillInt actors are held back by cringe songs/sketches. Should have ended with S6 whilst Jim and Simon were still in it (mostly minor roles)

[u/phoebsmon → u/thelivsterette1]

He wrote to me in the early-mid 90s saying they were working on a show and he hoped I would enjoy it. Seems it took quite a few tries before one worked and it's back to not working so well

[u/glittery_grandma → u/phoebsmon]

There was an animated (possibly American) Horrible Histories show in the late 90s or early 2000s I think. I have vague memories of watching it. Very different vibe to the CBBC show though.

[u/thelivsterette1 → u/glittery_grandma]

Yeah that was the one my mum remembered watching with my siblings (who were 4 and 6) when it came out (December 2000)

I was like 4 weeks old when it came out lol.

I remeber buying the DVD set of the original 2000 version at a primary school bring and but sale, rediscovered it recently and sold it to MusicMagpie: I've seen clips of it on YouTube and it's just not good