Watch ace First Dates/Horrible Histories clip

From Digital Spy

First Dates may have only been around for a few years, but we reckon folk from hundreds of years ago would have benefitted from a visit to the restaurant of lurve. Even royalty.

Horrible Histories is back for a new series next week, and it will feature an amazing mash-up with the Channel 4 series, along with appearances from the main man himself, Fred Sirieix.

Watch a hilarious clip from the series below:

'Historical First Dates' sees Fred welcome a series of famous faces, in the programme's 'Ridiculous Romantics' and 'Ruthless Rulers'.

Henry VIII (Tom Stourton) comes face to face with his future first wife Catherine of Aragon (Jess Ransom), while Philip of Anjou (Ryan Sampson) needs Fred's comforting presence, after not doing so well on a date with Elizabeth I (Louise Ford):

Horrible Histories returns on Monday at 5.25pm on CBBC. The series recently popped up in the Guinness Book of Records after winning a record number of BAFTAs in successive years.

Also appearing in the latest series are regulars Gemma Whelan (Yara in Game of Thrones), Jalaal Hartley (Cucumber) and special guests Sanjeev Bhaskar, Richard David Caine (Class Dismissed), and Samson Kayo (The Weekend Movie).

Want up-to-the-minute entertainment and tech news? Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Twitter account and you're all set.

You Might Also Like

• Emmerdale: 19 new spoiler pictures as Leyla proposes to Pete and Ross gets beaten up

• Coronation Street: 20 new spoiler pictures as Bethany's dark story nears its end and things get worse for Aidan

• EastEnders: 54 new spoiler pictures as Steven's scheming escalates and there's big drama at the prom