The team at Horrible Histories has a talent for making some hilarious parodies of popular songs to teach about historical figures and events, making them accessible and engaging. There have been some real gems in the past: Charles Dickens as Morrissey, Dick Turpin as Adam Ant, Charles II as Eminem, and the Roman Emperors singing Michael Jackson’s Bad, to name but a few of their best.
Season 7, Special Episode 2 saw them celebrating a group of popular female writers who sing a parody of Little Mix’s song, Black Magic. The video stars Jessica Ransom, Dominique Moore, Gemma Whelan and Louise Ford, as Beatrix Potter, Malorie Blackman, Enid Blyton and Jacqueline Wilson.
Check it out below!
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