What are the best episodes of Drunk History?

The best rated episodes of Drunk History are: Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the Conqueror - S1E7 rated 8.3, Kerry Howard and Joe Lycett - S3E4 rated 8.1, Battle of Trafalgar/The Virgin Queen - S2E6 rated 8.0, The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone - S2E5 rated 7.9, Battle of Hastings/Catherine Parr - S2E9 rated 7.9, Scott of the Antarctic/Sinking of the Titanic - S2E2 rated 7.9, Battle of Waterloo/Arthur Conan Doyle - S2E8 rated 7.9, Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIII - S1E6 rated 7.9

What are the worst episodes of Drunk History?

The lowest rated episodes of Drunk History are: Judi Love and Miles Jupp - S3E8 rated 7.0, The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted Cheese - S1E2 rated 7.2, King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva - S1E5 rated 7.3, Tom Parry and Rick Edwards - S3E7 rated 7.4, Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo Ever - S1E8 rated 7.4, Prince Edward & Mrs Simpson/The Great Escape - S2E3 rated 7.4, The Krays/Guy Fawkes - S1E4 rated 7.5, King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death - S1E1 rated 7.5

Drunk History Episode Rating Graph

Jan 2015 - May 2017

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Browse episode ratings trends for Drunk History. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of Drunk History's 26 episodes.

Best Episodes of Drunk History

Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the Conqueror
S1 Ep7
8.3
23rd Feb 2015
Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA, James Acaster talks Henry II and Thomas Beckett, and Romesh Ranganathan chats William the Conqueror.
Kerry Howard and Joe Lycett
S3 Ep4
8.1
29th Mar 2017
Emma Brunton and Blake Harrison forge a unique bond in Kerry Howard's sozzled story of Beatrix Potter. Joe Lycett slurs through the Great Train Robbery starring Simon Bird and Joel Fry.
Battle of Trafalgar/The Virgin Queen
S2 Ep6
8.0
16th Mar 2016
Joe Lycett and Ellie Taylor get drunk before telling the stories of the Battle of Trafalgar (starring Anthony Head and Alex Macqueen) and the Virgin Queen (starring Sarah Alexander). (S2, E06)
The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone
S2 Ep5
7.9
9th Mar 2016
Charlotte Ritchie reveals the truth behind The Cottingley Fairies (stars Catherine Tate and Mathew Horne), and Nish Kumar talks about the Invention of the Telephone (featuring Anthony Head).
Battle of Hastings/Catherine Parr
S2 Ep9
7.9
6th Apr 2016
Nick Helm talks about the Battle of Hastings, and Sara Pascoe discusses Catherine Parr.
Scott of the Antarctic/Sinking of the Titanic
S2 Ep2
7.9
12th Feb 2016
Iain Stirling slurs his way through Scott of the Antarctic (featuring Mathew Horne and Catherine Tate), whilst Chris Ramsey talks the sinking of the Titanic (featuring Phill Jupitus).
Battle of Waterloo/Arthur Conan Doyle
S2 Ep8
7.9
30th Mar 2016
Elis James and John Robins discuss the Battle of Waterloo, and Tom Parry tells us about Arthur Conan Doyle becoming a real-life Sherlock.
Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIII
S1 Ep6
7.9
16th Feb 2015
Kerry Howard on the pirate Blackbeard, Joel Dommett yaks Colonel Blood stealing the crown jewels, and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII starting a war.

Worst Episodes of Drunk History

Judi Love and Miles Jupp
S3 Ep8
7.0
26th Apr 2017
Ashley Walters and Mark Benton star in Judi Love's mortal tale of Charles I's downfall. Miles Jupp takes on Operation Mincemeat with Jack Howard and Dean Dobbs as the WW2 heroes.
The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted Cheese
S1 Ep2
7.2
19th Jan 2015
Tom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on graverobbers Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.
King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva
S1 Ep5
7.3
9th Feb 2015
Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.
Tom Parry and Rick Edwards
S3 Ep7
7.4
19th Apr 2017
Jamie Laing and Paul Kaye star in Tom Parry's trollied take on John Logie Baird's big invention, while Stephan Mangan is in the trenches for Rick Edwards' story of the Christmas Truce.
Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo Ever
S1 Ep8
7.4
2nd Mar 2015
Joel Dommett yaks Baden Powell and the boy scouts, Diane Morgan talks Florence Nightingale, and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever.
Prince Edward & Mrs Simpson/The Great Escape
S2 Ep3
7.4
18th Feb 2016
Isy Suttie relays the story of Prince Edward and Mrs Wallis Simpson (featuring Greg James and Sophie McShera); Ed Gamble stumbles through a version of The Great Escape (featuring Jamie Laing).
The Krays/Guy Fawkes
S1 Ep4
7.5
2nd Feb 2015
Russell Kane regales us with the story of Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot and Joe Lycett tells us all about the Krays.
King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death
S1 Ep1
7.5
12th Jan 2015
Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.

Drunk History Episode Guide

King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death
S1 Ep1
7.5
12th Jan 2015
Rob Beckett on Henry VIII, Kerry Howard talks Queen Victoria & Prince Albert, and James Acaster on The Black Death.
The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted Cheese
S1 Ep2
7.2
19th Jan 2015
Tom Rosenthal talks The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on graverobbers Burke & Hare, and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese.
Tutankhamen/Dick Turpin/Byron's Pet Bear
S1 Ep3
7.8
26th Jan 2015
Romesh Ranganathan talks Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highway man Dick Turpin, and Tom Rosenthal explains how Byron had a pet bear!
The Krays/Guy Fawkes
S1 Ep4
7.5
2nd Feb 2015
Russell Kane regales us with the story of Guy Fawkes & the gunpowder plot and Joe Lycett tells us all about the Krays.
King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva
S1 Ep5
7.3
9th Feb 2015
Russell Kane talks King Charles II, Alex Horne on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft, and Diane Morgan chats Lady Godiva.
Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIII
S1 Ep6
7.9
16th Feb 2015
Kerry Howard on the pirate Blackbeard, Joel Dommett yaks Colonel Blood stealing the crown jewels, and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII starting a war.
Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the Conqueror
S1 Ep7
8.3
23rd Feb 2015
Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA, James Acaster talks Henry II and Thomas Beckett, and Romesh Ranganathan chats William the Conqueror.
Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo Ever
S1 Ep8
7.4
2nd Mar 2015
Joel Dommett yaks Baden Powell and the boy scouts, Diane Morgan talks Florence Nightingale, and Andrew Maxwell on the worst zoo ever.

The best rated episodes of Drunk History are:

Henry II and Thomas Beckett/Discovery of DNA/William the Conqueror S1E7 rated 8.3
Kerry Howard and Joe Lycett S3E4 rated 8.1
Battle of Trafalgar/The Virgin Queen S2E6 rated 8.0
The Cottingley Fairies/Invention of the Telephone S2E5 rated 7.9
Battle of Hastings/Catherine Parr S2E9 rated 7.9
Scott of the Antarctic/Sinking of the Titanic S2E2 rated 7.9
Battle of Waterloo/Arthur Conan Doyle S2E8 rated 7.9
Blackbeard/Colonel Blood/Henry VIII S1E6 rated 7.9

The lowest rated episodes of Drunk History are:

Judi Love and Miles Jupp S3E8 rated 7.0
The Great Fire of London/Burke & Hare/Queen Victoria's Unwanted Cheese S1E2 rated 7.2
King Charles II/1966 World Cup Trophy Theft/Lady Godiva S1E5 rated 7.3
Tom Parry and Rick Edwards S3E7 rated 7.4
Baden Powell/Florence Nightingale/Worst Zoo Ever S1E8 rated 7.4
Prince Edward & Mrs Simpson/The Great Escape S2E3 rated 7.4
The Krays/Guy Fawkes S1E4 rated 7.5
King Henry VIII/Queen Victoria & Prince Albert/The Black Death S1E1 rated 7.5