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* [[Summers Family Tree]]: The poor "This is Your Reign" presenter gets very confused (and [[squick]]ed) by Cleopatra's family tree (including her marrying [[Brother-Sister Incest|two of her brothers]] [[Parental Incest|and her father]]) when she appears on his show.
* [[Talking Animal]]: Rattus Rattus (named for his species) -- a puppet [[Expy]] of a similar rat character from the books—hosts the original series, explaining and clarifying the historical information presented in each sketch... in his own inimitable fashion (describing the cause of [[The Black Death]]: "So that's Rats 1, Humans 0.") Despite the occasional tiny sword or top hat, he appears to be quite content merely to snigger at the horrible humans from beneath their floorboards... at least until the behind-the-scenes vid that reveals he's moved to Hollywood to become a Star, or barring that become a historical consultant to [[Steven Spielberg]].
* [[Take That]] (possibly more [[Take That, Critics!]]): Simon Cowell... for some reason, the only person this show has it in for more than teachers. They're not too fond of [[
* [[Toilet Humour]]: Up to and including a couple sketches actually set in the Roman communal toilets.
* [[Totally Radical]]: In-universe, as used by the title character in the ''"You've Been Artois'd!''" sketch. "I know these words, you see? I am 'street', yes?"
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* [[Warrior Poet]]: [[Discussed Trope|Invoked by,]] [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|of all people,]] [[Dr. Seuss|Erik the Viking.]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrBnIoONit0 Who speaks only in rhyme].
* [[Who Writes This Crap?]]: Combined with [[Medium Awareness]]:
{{quote|'''Tudor Executioner''' ''(walking down a row of gibbets)'': Now, [[Incredibly Lame Pun|this is your seven o'clock noose... this is the nine o'clock noose... this is the noose at ten...]]
''(stops at a body sprawled out on a nearbly chopping block)''
...and this is the man who wrote that joke. }}
* [[Who's on First?]]: Deployed shamelessly in a sketch about rebel leader Wat Tyler. "So, what's our leader's name?" "Yes."
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