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The songs have since become among the most critically and popularly acclaimed elements of the show, especially among its adult audience. Commentators cite the apt cleverness of the various historical/musical parody match-ups, and the complexity and skill with which the musical elements are executed.<ref name="radiotimes" /><ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="radiotimes1">{{cite web|author=Seale, Jack|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-06-06/horrible-histories-5-brilliant-songs-from-series-5 |title=Horrible Histories: Five brilliant songs from Series 5|work=[[Radio Times]] |date=6 June 2013|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref> Principal composer [[Richie Webb]] confirms that the songs became more sophisticated as a result of the show's increasing popularity with older viewers, as well as the demands of increased visibility online.<ref name="radiotimes1" /> Many of the videos have earned standalone popularity on YouTube.<ref name="telegraph2_a" />
The videos tend to run about three minutes, with two significant exceptions. "The English Kings and Queens", from the third series, lists all of the [[British monarchs]] since [[William the Conqueror]], using a [[Chas & Dave]]-inspired [[cumulative song|cumulative]] format.<ref name="radiotimes" />{{refn|Listen to an audio clip (uploaded by the composer) [https://soundcloud.com/richiewebb/horrible-histories-kings-and here]|group=note}} The creative team wrote the song to challenge the show's young audience, after noting that the same youngsters had been inspired to memorise lyrics to previous songs.<ref name="thism_a">{{cite AV media| title=Interview with Mathew Baynton, Jim Howick and Martha Howe-Douglas| work=[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]| date=12 April 2012 <!-- | accessdate=10 December 2013 No longer available on the programme's website. YouTube link removed from public view due to copyvio concerns, see here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShFdlYrw54w-->}}</ref> "We're History", styled as a grand finale for the show's final episode, uses stock footage from across the show's run to revisit every major era it ever featured in turn.{{refn|See video clip [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjYARBhqDYY here]|group=note}}
==Content and educational value==
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