The following is an episode list of the Rick Green show, History Bites, which ran from 1998 to 2004.
| Title | Original airdate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Gods Must Be Angry | Unknown | Pilot | ||||
| A look at the Mount Vesuvius eruption (79 AD). | ||||||
| The Black Death | October 1, 1998 | 101 | ||||
| A look at the Black Death in Europe (1348 AD). | ||||||
| Caligula Is Croaked | October 8, 1998 | 102 | ||||
| A look at the Roman Emperor Caligula (41 AD). | ||||||
| Dead Philosopher Walking | October 15, 1998 | 103 | ||||
| A look at the Greek philosopher Socrates (399 BC). | ||||||
| Great Fire of London | October 22, 1998 | 104 | ||||
| A look at the Great Fire of London (1666 AD). | ||||||
| Charlemagne | October 29, 1998 | 105 | ||||
| A look at the great Emperor Charlemagne (800 AD). | ||||||
| The Declaration of Independence | November 5, 1998 | 106 | ||||
| A look at the American Declaration of Independence (1776 AD). | ||||||
| Magna Carta | November 12, 1998 | 107 | ||||
| A look at the signing of the Magna Carta (1215 AD). | ||||||
| Pure Vandalism | November 19, 1998 | 108 | ||||
| A look at the Vandals and the sacking of Rome (455 AD). | ||||||
| The French Revolution | November 26, 1998 | 109 | ||||
| A look at the French Revolution, in the time just preceding the execution of Robespierre (1794 AD). | ||||||
| The Spanish Inquisition | December 3, 1998 | 110 | ||||
| A look at the Spanish Inquisition (1492 AD). | ||||||
| Bjarney & Friends | December 10, 1998 | 111 | ||||
| A look at the Viking Bjarni Herjólfsson, who discovered North America (998 AD). | ||||||
| The Battle of Waterloo | December 17, 1998 | 112 | ||||
| A look at the Battle of Waterloo (1815 AD). | ||||||
| The Bloody Aztecs | December 24, 1998 | 113 | ||||
| A look at the fight between the Aztecs and Cortez (1521 AD). | ||||||
| Title | Original airdate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gutenberg's Laptop | 1999 | 201 | ||||
| A look at Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press (1455 AD). | ||||||
| Cartier Does Canada | 1999 | 202 | ||||
| A look at the explorer Jacques Cartier (1536 AD). | ||||||
| Ransomed By Vikings | 1999 | 203 | ||||
| A look at the abduction of the Archbishop of Canterbury by the 'Scandinavian Mafia' (1011 AD). | ||||||
| Operation Desert Crusade | 1999 | 204 | ||||
| A look at the Christian Crusade to reclaim Jerusalem (1099 AD). | ||||||
| The Celibate Celebrity of 1429 | 1999 | 205 | ||||
| A look at Joan of Arc (1429 AD). | ||||||
| The Big Sex Scandal | 1999 | 206 | ||||
| A look at King David and his wife Bathsheba (970 BC). | ||||||
| The Sistine Ceiling | 1999 | 207 | ||||
| A look at Michelangelo's painting of the Sistine Chapel (1512 AD). | ||||||
| Saying No To Terrorism | 1999 | 208 | ||||
| A look at Moses (1200 BC). | ||||||
| Galileo Cops A Plea | 1998 | 209 | ||||
| A look at Galileo's heresy trial (1616 AD). | ||||||
| Worse Than Genghis Khan | 1999 | 210 | ||||
| A look at Tamerlane, last and worst of the horseback barbarians (1402 AD). | ||||||
| The Commander In Chief Is A Eunuch | 1999 | 211 | ||||
| A look at Cheng Ho, the eunuch leader of a Chinese treasure fleet (1403 AD). | ||||||
| A Woman For All Seasons | 1999 | 212 | ||||
| A look at Hildegard von Bingen (1170 AD). | ||||||
| Bulbs, Boom & Bust! | 1999 | 213 | ||||
| A look at the Dutch Tulip Bubble (1630s AD). | ||||||
| Cleo Can Kiss My Asp | 1999 | 214 | ||||
| A look at Cleopatra, Antony, and Octavian (31 BC). | ||||||
| My Canada Includes Quebec | 1999 | 215 | ||||
| A look at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759 AD). | ||||||
| The Not-So-Great Wall of China | 1999 | 216 | ||||
| A look at the Great Wall of China (240 BC). | ||||||
| Invasion U.S.A.! | 1999 | 217 | ||||
| A look at the invasion of Washington D.C. and the burning of the White House during the War of 1812 (1814 AD). | ||||||
| Spartans, Get Ready To Rumble! | 1999 | 218 | ||||
| A look at the Battle of Thermopylae (490 BC), via a parody of WWE wrestling. | ||||||
| Welcome To Oz | 1999 | 219 | ||||
| A look at the transportation of prisoners to the colonies in Australia (1787 AD). | ||||||
| The Tiananmen Square of 532 A.D. | 1999 | 220 | ||||
| A look at Emperor Justinian (532 AD). | ||||||
| The Pregnant Pirates | 1999 | 221 | ||||
| A look at the capture and trial of Anne Bonney and Mary Read (1720 AD). | ||||||
| The King Has Left The Building | 1999 | 222 | ||||
| A look at Empress Catherine the Great and Pugachev's revolt (1774 AD). | ||||||
| Shakespeare In Love – Drake In Battle | 1999 | 223 | ||||
| A look at the Spanish Armada (1582 AD). | ||||||
| Everything You Need To Know About God | 1999 | 224 | ||||
| A look at the Council of Nicaea (325 AD). | ||||||
| Title | Original airdate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings à la Mode | 2000 | 301 | ||||
| A look at the Viking Rollo the Gangor's invasion of northern France (911 AD). | ||||||
| The Captain Who Couldn't Sail Straight | 2000 | 302 | ||||
| A look at the British explorer Henry Hudson's voyage to discover a passage to India (1611 AD), satire of the title to the book The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. | ||||||
| Battle of the Anti-Popes | 2000 | 303 | ||||
| A look at the struggle between the Pope Gregory XII and Pope Benedict XII (1409 AD). | ||||||
| Nero Business Like Show Business | 2000 | 304 | ||||
| A look at the Roman Emperor Nero (65 AD). | ||||||
| Truth Or Prayer, The Crusade Tour | 2000 | 305 | ||||
| A look at Eleanor of Aquitaine's Crusade (1147 AD) done as a parody of Madonna's Truth or Dare. | ||||||
| Goodbye Tudor Rose | 2000 | 306 | ||||
| A look at Catherine Howard's life and execution (1542 AD), done as a parody of the media coverage of Princess Diana's death, and featuring a parody of the commemorative version of Elton John's song Candle in the Wind). | ||||||
| The Duelling Transvestite | 2000 | 307 | ||||
| A look at the Chevalier d'Eon (1776 AD). | ||||||
| Rebel With A Cause | 2000 | 308 | ||||
| A look at the Roman perspective of Jesus Christ's crucifixion (33 AD). | ||||||
| Dracula's Evil Twin | 2000 | 309 | ||||
| A look at Prince Vlad of Wallachia (15th century AD). | ||||||
| Neolithic Park | 2000 | 310 | ||||
| A look at discovery of agriculture (6000 BC). | ||||||
| My Pharaoh Lady | 2000 | 311 | ||||
| A look at Pharaoh Hatshepsut (1500 BC). | ||||||
| Between Me & My Calvin | 2000 | 312 | ||||
| A look at French theologian John Calvin (1553 AD). | ||||||
| Alexander's Wartime Band | 2000 | 313 | ||||
| A look at Alexander the Great (323 BC). | ||||||
| Monk On A Hot Tin Roof | 2000 | 314 | ||||
| A look at Savonarola, the priest who took over Florence (1490 AD). | ||||||
| Glengarry Glen Baa | 2000 | 315 | ||||
| A look at the Highland Clearances (1814 AD). | ||||||
| Saladin's Last Stand | 2000 | 316 | ||||
| A look at the Muslim leader Saladin (1192 AD). | ||||||
| The Mounties' Comical Ride | 2000 | 317 | ||||
| A look at the North-West Mounted Police's first trek west (1874 AD) done as a parody of Cops. | ||||||
| The Man Who Wouldn't Be King | 2000 | 318 | ||||
| A look at the Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell (1649 AD). | ||||||
| A New Angle On The Gods | 2000 | 319 | ||||
| A look at Pythagoras and his followers (560 BC). | ||||||
| When Irish Eyes Are Starvin' | 2000 | 320 | ||||
| A look at the Great Famine of Ireland (1840s AD). | ||||||
| Gladiators: Too Hot For TV | 2000 | 321 | ||||
| A look at the Roman sport of gladiatorial combat (100 AD). | ||||||
| The First Emperor | 2000 | 322 | ||||
| A look at Sargon the Great, Emperor of Mesopotamia (2500 BC). | ||||||
| There's Gold In Them Thar Beavers | 2000 | 323 | ||||
| A look at Pierre-Esprit Radisson & Médard des Groseilliers (1660s AD). | ||||||
| The Shootout At Fly's Photographic Studio | 2000 | 324 | ||||
| A look at the Shootout at the OK Corral (1881 AD). | ||||||
| Title | Original airdate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Canterbury Murder Tale | April 8, 2002 | 401 | ||||
| A look at the murder of Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury (1170 AD) done as a parody of Law & Order. | ||||||
| Francis & Me | April 9, 2002 | 402 | ||||
| A look at William Lyon Mackenzie and the Upper Canada Rebellion (1837 AD) done in the style of a Michael Moore documentary. | ||||||
| Rock & Roll Has Got To Go! | April 10, 2002 | 403 | ||||
| A look at music and youth in ancient Athens(340 BC), done as a parody of a Beatles retrospective. | ||||||
| Leaving Norman | April 11, 2002 | 404 | ||||
| A look at the compilation of the Domesday Book (1086 AD) done as a parody of the Wayne Rostad CBC show On the Road Again. | ||||||
| The Day The Island Stood Still | April 12, 2002 | 405 | ||||
| A look at the European discovery of North America from the point of view of the Native Americans (1492 AD). Done as a parody of The Day the Earth Stood Still. | ||||||
| Love & Death | April 13, 2002 | 406 | ||||
| A look at Goethe and the fervour that accompanied his book, The Sorrows of Young Werther (1780 AD). Parodies Star Trek fandom. | ||||||
| Samurai Goodfellas | April 16, 2002 | 407 | ||||
| A look at the 47 Ronin (1703 AD) done in the style of The Godfather and with a parody of the Paramount Pictures logo (as 'Fujimount'.) | ||||||
| Who Killed J.F.C.? | April 17, 2002 | 408 | ||||
| A look at the assassination of Julius Caesar (24 BC) that suggests the assassination was the result of a lone knife man, rather than the official story that was a conspiracy. Done as a reversal of the conspiracy theories surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy. | ||||||
| The Uncivil War | April 18, 2002 | 409 | ||||
| A look at the story behind Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1864 AD), done as a parody of The West Wing. | ||||||
| Temptation Monastery | April 19, 2002 | 410 | ||||
| A look at Peter Abelard (1140 AD), via his appearance on The Howard Stern Show. | ||||||
| Terror for the Sake of Terror | April 22, 2002 | 411 | ||||
| A look at Ivan the Terrible (1582 AD) appearing on Oprah. | ||||||
| Harpsichord Wizard | April 23, 2002 | 412 | ||||
| A look at Ludwig van Beethoven (1839 AD). Done as a parody of an award show. | ||||||
| Xena's Evil Sister | April 24, 2002 | 413 | ||||
| A look at Boadicea and the Celtic revolt against Rome (61 AD) done as a parody of Thelma and Louise. | ||||||
| Kamikaze Save the Day | April 25, 2002 | 414 | ||||
| A look at the typhoon that saved Japan from the invading armies of Kublai Khan (1281 AD). | ||||||
| Domestic Terrorism | April 26, 2002 | 415 | ||||
| A look at Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot (1605 AD). | ||||||
| Where No White Man Has Gone Before | April 29, 2002 | 416 | ||||
| A look at the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1805 AD). | ||||||
| Goodnight Good Knights | April 30, 2002 | 417 | ||||
| A look at the Knights Templar (1307 AD). | ||||||
| Stairway To Heaven | May 1, 2002 | 418 | ||||
| A look at Emperor Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon (590 BC). | ||||||
| Psychic Celebrity | May 2, 2002 | 419 | ||||
| A look at Nostrodamus's predictions (1555 AD) done as an infomercial. | ||||||
| Bewitched | May 3, 2002 | 420 | ||||
| A look at the Salem Witch Trials (1692 AD). Done as a parody of Judge Judy | ||||||
| Five Ring Circus | May 6, 2002 | 421 | ||||
| A look at the original Olympic Games (350 BC). | ||||||
| Gratuitous Sex & Violence | May 7, 2002 | 422 | ||||
| A look at the plays of William Shakespeare (1601 AD) via a parody of Entertainment Tonight. | ||||||
| Out Wit, Out Walk, Out Eat | May 8, 2002 | 423 | ||||
| A look at the Donner Party (1846 AD) as a parody of Survivor. | ||||||
| Ten Lost Days | May 9, 2002 | 424 | ||||
| A look at the switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar (1582 AD). | ||||||
| Title | Original airdate | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Osborgias | April 17, 2004 | 501 | ||||
| A look at Pope Alexander VI aka Rodrigo Borgia and his scheming family (1500 AD). Done as a parody of The Osbournes. | ||||||
| Talkin' Turkey | April 24, 2004 | 502 | ||||
| A look at the first Thanksgiving celebration between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag (1621 AD) via parody of All in the Family. | ||||||
| Never Been Kissed | May 1, 2004 | 503 | ||||
| A look at Ulrich von Liechtenstein, a knight who toured Europe in a white dress and blonde wig promoting courtly love appears on Live with Regent and Kelli. (1227 AD). | ||||||
| The Politics of Puffy Pants | May 8, 2004 | 504 | ||||
| A look at the Reign of Terror in France (1794 AD). Done as a parody of a Seinfeld episode. Jerry's girlfriend want him to wear a not-puffy shirt and he can't refuse or she will accuse him of being counter-revolutionary and he will be guillotined. | ||||||
| I Pray the Fifth | May 15, 2004 | 505 | ||||
| A look at the Cathars (1244 AD) via parody of McCarthyism. | ||||||
| A.D.D. In 1510 AD | May 22, 2004 | 506 | ||||
| A look at Leonardo da Vinci (1495 AD). | ||||||
| The Truth Is Out There | May 29, 2004 | 507 | ||||
| A look at the Battle of Little Big Horn (1876 AD) via parody of The X Files. | ||||||
| Marco & Nick's Excellent Adventure | June 12, 2004 | 508 | ||||
| A look at Marco Polo and his book Il Milione (1302 AD). | ||||||
| Tax This! | June 19, 2004 | 509 | ||||
| A look at the American Revolution (1776 AD) done as a parody of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. | ||||||
| Queen Takes Queen, Checkmate | June 26, 2004 | 510 | ||||
| A look at the rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth I (1587 AD) as seen on The Jerry Springer Show. | ||||||
| Got You Dead To Rights | July 3, 2004 | 511 | ||||
| A look at the incredible story of a Pope Formosus, who was dug up and put on trial in the Cadaver Synod (897 AD). Done as a parody of The Practice. | ||||||
| Girls! Girls | Girls! | July 10, 2004 | 512 | |||
| A look at the Mormon's early practices of polygamy (1857 AD) done as an episode of The Bachelor. | ||||||
| To Boldly Go... | July 17, 2004 | 513 | ||||
| A look at Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro's journey to Peru (1529 AD). Done as an episode of Star Trek. | ||||||
| A Win-Win War | July 24, 2004 | 514 | ||||
| A look at the War of 1812 (1812–1814 AD) via a parody of Crossfire. | ||||||
| A Newtiful Mind | July 31, 2004 | 515 | ||||
| A look at Isaac Newton (1690 AD). Done as a parody of an Ebert & Roper review of A Beautiful Mind. | ||||||
This is a list of episodes arranged chronologically.
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at: 1890 text: Shootout at the OK Corral (1880 AD, ep 324) at: 1877 text: Battle of Little Big Horn (1876 AD, ep 507) at: 1873 text: North-West Mounted Police's first trek west (1874 AD, ep 317) at: 1864 text: Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation (1864 AD, ep 409) at: 1860 text: Mormon's early practices of polygamy (1857 AD, ep 512) at: 1846 text: Donner Party (1846 AD, ep 423) from: 1840 till: 1850 shift: 210 text: Irish Potato Famine (1840s AD, ep 320) at: 1839 text: Ludwig van Beethoven (1839 AD, ep 412) at: 1836 text: William Lyon Mackenzie and the Upper Canada Rebellion (1837 AD, ep 402) at: 1816 text: Battle of Waterloo (1815 AD, ep 112) at: 1813 shift: 260 text: Burning of the White House during the War of 1812 (1814 AD, ep 217) at: 1813 text: Highland Clearances (1814 AD, ep 315) at: 1810 text: War of 1812 (1812–1814 AD, ep 514) at: 1805 text: Lewis and Clark Expedition (1805 AD, ep 416) at: 1794 text: Reign of Terror in France (1794 AD, ep 504) at: 1794 shift: 290 text: French Revolution & execution of Robespierre (1794 AD, ep 109) at: 1787 text: Deportation of English prisoners to Australia (1787 AD, ep 219) at: 1780 shift: 310 text: Goethe & The Sorrows of Young Werther (1780 AD, ep 406) from: 1776 till: 1783 text: American Revolution (1776—1783 AD, ep 509) at: 1776 text: American Declaration of Independence (1776 AD, ep 106) at: 1776 shift: 370 text: Chevalier d'Eon (1776 AD, ep 307) at: 1772 text: Catherine the Great and Pugachev's revolt (1774 AD, ep 222) at: 1759 text: Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759 AD, ep 215) at: 1720 text: The capture and trial of Anne Bonney and Mary Read (1720 AD, ep 221) at: 1703 text: 47 Ronin (1703 AD, ep 407) at: 1694 text: Salem Witch Trials (1692 AD, ep 420) at: 1690 text: Isaac Newton (1690 AD, ep 515) at: 1668 text: Great Fire of London (1666 AD, ep 104) from: 1660 till: 1670 text: Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers (1660s AD, ep 323) at: 1649 text: Puritan leader Oliver Cromwell (1649 AD, ep 318) from: 1630 till: 1640 text: Dutch Tulip Bubble (1630s AD, ep 213) at: 1621 text: First Thanksgiving between the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag (1621 AD, ep 502) at: 1616 text: Galileo's heresy trial (1616 AD, ep 209) at: 1611 text: British explorer Henry Hudson's voyage to discover a passage to India (1611 AD, ep 302) at: 1605 text: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder plot (1605 AD, ep 415) at: 1601 text: Plays of William Shakespeare (1601 AD, ep 422) at: 1589 text: Rivalry between Mary, Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I (1587 AD, ep 510) at: 1585 text: Switch from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar (1582 AD, ep 424) at: 1581 shift: 230 text: Spanish Armada (1582 AD, ep 223) at: 1581 text: Ivan the Terrible (1582 AD, ep 411) at: 1555 text: Nostrodamus's predictions (1555 AD, ep 419) at: 1551 text: French theologian John Calvin (1553 AD, ep 312) at: 1542 text: Catherine Howard's life and execution (1542 AD, ep 306) at: 1536 text: Explorer Jacques Cartier (1536 AD, ep 202) at: 1529 text: Spanish Conquistador Francisco Pizarro's journey to Peru (1529 AD, ep 513) at: 1521 text: The fight between the Aztecs and Cortez (1521 AD, ep 113) at: 1512 text: Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapel (1512 AD, ep 207) at: 1500 text: Pope Alexander VI (aka Rodrigo Borgia) and his scheming family (1500 AD, ep 501) at: 1496 text: Leonardo Da Vinci (1495 AD, ep 506) at: 1496 shift: 260 text: Spanish Inquisition (1492 AD, ep 110) at: 1493 text: European discovery of North America from the point of view of the Native Americans (1492 AD, ep 405) at: 1490 text: Savonarola, the priest who took over Florence (1490 AD, ep 314) at: 1455 text: Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press (1455 AD, ep 201) at: 1429 text: Joan of Arc (1429 AD, ep 205) at: 1409 text: Struggle between Pope Gregory XII and Pope Benedict XII (1409 AD, ep 303) at: 1404 text: Cheng Ho, the eunuch leader of a Chinese treasure fleet (1403 AD, ep 211) at: 1401 text: Tamerlane, last and worst of the horseback barbarians (1402 AD, ep 210) from: 1400 till: 1500 text: Prince Vlad of Wallachia (1400s AD, ep 309) at: 1348 text: Black Death in Europe (1348 AD, ep 101) at: 1307 text: Knights Templar (1307 AD, ep 417) at: 1302 text: Marco Polo and his book Il Milione (The Travels of Marco Polo) (1302 AD, ep 508)
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