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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

Zrínyi

★ 5.8
11 3 1973–present
History

Lady Audleys Geheimnis

★ 5.7
11 2 1978–present
Crime · History

Marx und Engels - Stationen ihres Lebens

★ 7.3
11 11 1978–1980
Biography · History

Porfyra kai aima

★ 8.0
11 54 1977–1978
Drama · History · Romance

Al Hariq

★ 8.5
11 12 1974–1974
Drama · History

Die Affäre Lerouge

★ 6.8
11 2 1976–present
Crime · History

The Return of the Spirit

★ 7.1
11 1977–1977
History

The Olympiad

★ 7.4
11 14 1976–present
Documentary · History · Sport

Royal Heritage

★ 7.7
10 9 1977–present
Documentary · History

La constitución

★ 6.5
10 50 1970–1970
Drama · History · War

Lo scandalo della banca romana

★ 6.5
10 3 1977–present
Drama · History

Hvad er det?

★ 7.1
10 35 1979–present
Game-Show · History

Ala Hamesh Al Sira

★ 6.0
10 1978–1978
Biography · Drama · History

Leaders of the Twentieth Century

★ 7.8
10 26 1978–present
Documentary · History

Alexander Dumas starsi

★ 7.1
9 3 1970–present
Drama · History

Brensham People

★ 5.8
8 3 1976–present
Drama · History

Der var krig i verden

★ 7.8
8 3 1977–1977
Drama · Family · History

Shin heike monogatari

★ 6.8
8 1972–1972
Drama · History

Castaways

★ 8.0
8 5 1978–present
Drama · History

Fachoda - La mission Marchand

★ 7.6
7 6 1977–present
Action · Adventure · History

Jedenáste prikázanie

★ 6.0
7 5 1978–present
Drama · History

The Christians

★ 6.8
7 13 1977–1977
Documentary · History

Priest of Darkness

★ 8.8
7 1975–1975
Action · Drama · History

En touto nika

★ 7.6
6 1973–present
Drama · History
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