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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

Soltan-e sahebgharan

★ 7.8
235 1974–present
History

A fekete város

★ 7.5
233 1 1972–present
Drama · History

Teni ischezayut v polden

★ 7.3
232 7 1971–present
Drama · History

The Count of Monte Cristo

★ 7.4
227 6 1979–1979
Adventure · Drama · History

Tadellöser & Wolff

★ 8.6
220 2 1975–present
History

The Seekers

★ 6.5
210 2 1979–1979
Drama · History · War

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

★ 7.7
205 7 1974–1974
Biography · Drama · History

La dame de Monsoreau

★ 7.8
202 7 1971–present
Drama · History · Romance

Manhunt

★ 7.3
200 26 1970–1970
Drama · History · War

Greatest Heroes of the Bible

★ 6.3
191 17 1978–1979
Drama · Family · History

The Mill on the Floss

★ 6.7
189 8 1978–1979
Drama · History · Romance

Hollywood Greats

★ 7.6
184 47 1977–present
Documentary · History

Rozhdyonnaya revolyutsiey

★ 7.3
176 10 1974–1977
Biography · Crime · History

The Voyage of Charles Darwin

★ 8.4
169 7 1978–1978
Biography · History

Meeting of Minds

★ 9.2
165 25 1977–1981
Biography · History · Talk-Show

Days of Hope

★ 8.0
162 4 1975–present
Drama · History · War

Khozhdenie po mukam

★ 7.3
161 13 1977–present
Drama · History

Shoulder to Shoulder

★ 8.6
160 6 1974–1974
Drama · History

Will Shakespeare

★ 7.6
155 6 1978–1978
Biography · Drama · History

Casanova

★ 7.5
150 6 1971–1971
Drama · History · Romance

Razboiul independentei

★ 7.4
135 8 1977–present
History

America: A Personal History of the United States

★ 8.5
134 13 1972–1973
Documentary · History · Western

The Eagle of the Ninth

★ 7.6
130 6 1977–1977
Drama · History · War

The Devil's Crown

★ 8.1
130 13 1978–1978
Biography · Drama · History
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