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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

Masterpiece

★ 8.6
644 166 1971–present
Drama · History · Mystery

Edward the King

★ 8.2
610 13 1975–1975
Biography · Drama · History

When the Boat Comes In

★ 8.4
582 51 1976–1981
Drama · History

The Awakening Land

★ 8.3
535 3 1978–1978
Drama · History · Western

Cartesius

★ 6.8
523 2 1974–present
Biography · Drama · History

Backstairs at the White House

★ 8.3
522 4 1979–1979
Drama · History

A Family at War

★ 7.8
509 52 1970–1972
Drama · History · War

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

★ 7.5
506 7 1978–1978
Drama · History · Romance

King

★ 8.0
492 3 1978–1978
Biography · Drama · History

The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci

★ 8.0
474 5 1971–1971
Biography · History

Les rois maudits

★ 8.6
463 6 1972–1973
Drama · History

The Bastard

★ 6.9
416 2 1978–1978
Drama · History · Romance

The Age of the Medici

★ 7.1
387 3 1972–1973
Biography · Drama · History

Ike: The War Years

★ 7.0
379 3 1979–1979
Biography · Drama · History

Anna Karenina

★ 7.8
357 10 1977–1977
Drama · History · Romance

La maison des bois

★ 8.2
332 7 1971–1971
Comedy · Drama · History

The Unknown War

★ 8.4
330 20 1978–present
Documentary · History · War

Disraeli: Portrait of a Romantic

★ 7.6
304 4 1978–1978
Biography · Drama · History

Carry on Laughing

★ 5.9
296 13 1975–1975
Comedy · Crime · History

The Rebels

★ 6.5
275 2 1979–1979
Drama · History · War

Kidnapped

★ 7.5
270 13 1978–1978
Adventure · Drama · History

Black Clouds

★ 7.5
256 10 1973–present
Adventure · History

The Shadow of the Tower

★ 7.7
253 13 1972–1972
Biography · Drama · History

The Adams Chronicles

★ 8.2
242 13 1976–1976
Drama · History
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