Terrible Tudors, Slimy Stuarts and Vile Victorians were just some of the ghastly eras we were introduced to through Horrible Histories.
Based on Terry Deary's best-selling books of the same name, the CBBC series managed to mix comedy and history in a way that managed to keep kids' attention, focusing on the dark and gory side.
Spanning all the way back to the Stone Age to life post-World War II, the comedy sketch show originally ran for five series from 2009 until 2014.
Costumes and make-up were painstakingly recreated and those involved in making the show went to great lengths to make it historically accurate, although there has been some debate over the factual content.
The series was a critical and ratings success, gaining a wide audience of adults as well as kids, but came to an end after five years as they began to run out of material.
The cast were made up of actors and comedians who has previously worked in adult comedy shows such as Gavin & Stacey, Peep Show and The Thick of It.
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The six main performers became an incredibly tight-knit group during filming and actually went on to form a Horrible Histories troupe.
When the show came to an end, the core group continued working together and went on to create and star in Sky One's fantasy comedy series Yonderland and had cameos in the revived Horrible Histories series.
Now they are back again tonight for the brand new third series of BBC sitcom Ghosts, which centres around a collection of spirits from different historical periods all haunting a country house.
The Horrible Histories gang have also gone on to have strong individual careers in movies, hit TV shows and even in the music industry.
Here is a look at what happened to the cast one the show ended.
Matthew Baynton
Matthew's most recognisable role in Horrible Histories was definitely as King Charles II - with his 'King of Bling' rap going viral.
He also appeared as William Shakespeare, Guy Fawkes, Isaac Newton, Emperor Augustus, James VI and I, Nicholas II of Russia and Captain Black Bart.
The actor is married to film historian Kelly Robinson and they have two kids, son Bo and daughter Ida.
Bo actually appeared as a young Mary, Queen of Scots in am episode of Horrible Histories, with Matthew saying: "He thinks work is putting on a beard. One day his eyes will be opened, but I do find it wonderful that that’s his view of work."
Matthew was the star of the Horrible Histories group's 2015 blockbuster film, Bill, where he played titular character William Shakespeare.
Comedy fans will recognise him from a number of roles, most notably as Dobby's ex-boyfriend Simon from Peep Show and Smithy's idiotic friend Deano in Gavin & Stacey.
While working on the show he formed a close bond with James Corden and the pair went on to create, write and star in BBC comedy thriller The Wrong Mans in 2013.
Since then, Matthew has gone on to portray two brothers in Sky sci-fi comedy You, Me and the Apocalypse and appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Away from comedy, Matthew used to be be a singer and guitarist in the band Special Benny and performed as a solo act Called Dog Ears.
Sarah Hadland
Although not in the actual Horrible Histories troupe, Sarah is probably the most famous star to come out of the series.
Her signature role was an angry version of Victoria I, but she also starred as Florence Nightingale, Egyptian queen Nefertari, Mary I and the presenter of Ready Steady Feast.
Sarah only appeared in the first two series of the show, taking a break returning as a series regular for the last few seasons.
The actress was already getting big acting jobs before Horribles Histories, having supporting roles in Bad Girls and The Bill before larger parts in Green Wing and Broken News.
She has also worked closely with comedy duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb, appearing in an episode of Peep Show, their sketch show That Mitchell and Webb Look and their 2007 film Magicians.
Her most popular role is definitely alongside Miranda Hart in her BBC series as her lovable but idiotic best friend Stevie Sutton.
She's been practically everywhere Sarah has also appeared in The Job Lot, The IT Crowd, W1A and Waterloo Road, as well as appearing as the Ocean Sky receptionist in James Bond movie Quantum of Solace.
Jim Howick
Jim's signature role was as the infamous 'Shouty Man', a TV salesman clearly based on Cillit Bang advert star Barry Scott.
The actor also played Alan Sugar in the Historical Apprentice spoof, Gregg Wallace in their take on MasterChef as well as Napolean Bonaparte, Richard III, Winston Churchill, Prince Albert and Blackbeard.
Jim will forever be known to legions of fans as Mark's sickly colleague and nemesis Gerard in Peep Show.
As well as comedy sketch shows such as The Armstrong and Miller Show and The Kevin Bishop Show, he has also appeared in the Reggie Perrin revival, black comedy Stag and the 2004 film adaption of Hellboy
In 2017 he played Aaron Mayford in ITV thriller Broadchurch and is now known to the Netflix generation as science teacher Mr Hendricks in Sex Education.
Martha Howe-Douglas
Martha's most prominent role on the show was definitely as Elizabeth I, who had terrible hair and rotten teeth.
Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Boudicca and Mary Shelley were some of her other roles, which also included a spoof of Karren Brady in Historical Apprentice and Suzanne the Historical Hairdressers Owner.
Martha is the only female member of the Horrible Histories troupe and was the lead character Debbie Maddox in all three series of their Sky fantasy comedy Yonderland.
She played a parent in hit movie Nativity!, two characters in Doctors and Mel the receptionist in the Christmas special of The Office.
EastEnders fans will also recognise Martha as Annie Pritchard, the nasty debt collector who was tricked into thinking Big Mo had died when she came to take her money in 2018.
Ben Willbond
Unlike some of his other castmembers, Ben was renowned for playing fictional satiric characters on the show.
He had the roles of HHTV News field correspondent Mike Peabody, a spoof version of John Torode in Historical MasterChef and a version of presenter John Humphrys in Historical Mastermind.
His most notable historical figure was Henry VIII, but he also played Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Louis XVI of France and George I.
Willibond was part of the comedy duo 'Ben and Arn', the self-proclaimed "thinking man's French pop duo" Priorité à Gauche and performed solo shows at several Edinburgh Fringe Festivals.
He appeared as Adam Kenyon in The Thick of It, the former journalist who became special adviser to a junior Liberal Democrat minister.
Ben was also a a television director in the movie-length final episode of Ricky Gervais' comedy Extras, appeared in the St. Trinians movie and had a short-lived ITV2 sketch show called Laura, Ben and Him
Simon Farnaby
Looming over multiple sketches in the series was Simon's 'Death' character, who revelled in the hilarious and unfortunate manner in which some people from the past died.
The actor also played Roman emperor Caligula, William the Conqueror, Egyptian pharaoh Rameses II, George III and historical PR agent Cliff Whiteley.
Before Horrible Histories, Simon was a long-time supporting cast member in The Mighty Boosh, where he played a number of roles, and had a one episode role on Coronation Street in 1996 as Greg Bamfield.
He co-wrote the movie Paddington 2 with Paul King, having a small role in that film and the one before, while also co-writing 2016 film Mindhorn.
Simon also lent his writing talents to a 2010 biography of "the world's worst golfer" Maurice Flitcroft and has been working on a film script based on him.
Away from acting, Simon has narrated Channel 5 series On the Yorkshire Buses and presented Channel 4 documentary series Man Vs Weird.
The actor had a small role as an X-Wing pilot in Star Wars spin-off Rogue one and plays Sam Chatwin on This Time with Alan Partridge
Laurence Rickard
Last but not least, Laurence was best known for being excitable HHTV News special correspondent Bob Hale, a parody of broadcaster Peter Snow.
He also had the roles of many of England's kings, including William II, James VI and I, George V, Henry V, as well as the Duke of Wellington.
Laurence wasn't even supposed to be on screen as he was originally hired as a write for Horrible Histories, but he was so good and doing the lengthy monologues they have him an acting job as well.
He has written for a large number of UK comedies, including The Armstrong and Miller Show, The Charlotte Church Show and The Impressions Show with Culshaw and Stephenson.
A writer and performer on Tracey Ullman's Show and Tracey Breaks the News, he had a number of roles, most notably as Theresa May's husband Philip.
Laurence is also one half of the comedy writing/performance duo "Larry and George" with his pal George Sawyer.
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