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Best History TV Series of the 1970s

193 History series that started in the 1970s, ranked by popularity

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193 series

The World at War

★ 9.2
38K 26 1973–1974
War & military · Docuseries

Jesus of Nazareth

★ 8.5
28K 4 1977–1977
Faith & religion · Period piece

I, Claudius

★ 8.8
22K 13 1976–1976
Royalty & aristocracy

Roots

★ 8.4
20K 8 1977–1977
Event miniseries · Real history

Holocaust

★ 8.0
6K 5 1978–1978
Bleak · Real history

Seventeen Moments of Spring

★ 8.7
6K 12 1973–1973
Espionage · Period piece

D'artagnan and Three Musketeers

★ 7.7
4K 3 1979–1979
Period piece · Friendship

Roots: The Next Generations

★ 7.8
3K 7 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

Elizabeth R

★ 8.6
2K 6 1971–1971
Biography · Drama · History

Secret Army

★ 8.5
2K 43 1977–1979
Drama · History · War

Connections

★ 9.3
2K 10 1978–1978
Documentary · History

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

★ 8.4
2K 6 1970–1970
Biography · Drama · History

Poldark

★ 8.3
1K 29 1975–1977
Drama · History · Romance

Danger UXB

★ 8.4
1K 13 1979–1979
Action · Drama · History

Colditz

★ 8.3
1K 28 1972–1974
Drama · History · War

Data Tutashkhia

★ 9.1
1K 7 1977–1977
Adventure · Drama · History

Ikkyu the Little Monk

★ 7.4
1K 296 1975–1982
Animation · Comedy · History

Against the Wind

★ 8.1
1K 13 1978–1978
Drama · History · Western

The Ascent of Man

★ 8.8
985 13 1973–1973
Documentary · History

The Water Margin

★ 8.1
856 26 1973–1974
Action · Drama · History

Isaura: Slave Girl

★ 6.7
816 100 1976–1977
Drama · History · Romance

War & Peace

★ 8.1
811 20 1972–1973
Drama · History · War

Fall of Eagles

★ 8.1
777 13 1974–1974
Drama · History · War

Persuasion

★ 6.5
648 5 1971–1971
History · Romance
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