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Best History TV Series of 1972

15 History series that started in 1972, ranked by popularity

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15 series

Colditz

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

War & Peace

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

Les rois maudits

★ 8.6
463 6 1972–1973
Drama · History

The Age of the Medici

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

The Shadow of the Tower

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

A fekete város

★ 7.5
233 1 1972–present
Drama · History

America: A Personal History of the United States

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

The Edwardians

★ 6.7
86 8 1972–1973
Drama · History

The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel

★ 8.1
42 23 1972–present
Animation · Family · History

El carruaje

★ 8.6
27 44 1972–1972
Biography · Drama · History

Akadô Suzunosuke

★ 5.9
27 52 1972–1973
Adventure · Animation · History

Pretenders

★ 6.4
24 13 1972–1972
Adventure · Drama · History

Adam Sangala

★ 7.4
21 1972–present
Action · History · Romance

The Regiment

★ 7.2
18 23 1972–1973
Drama · History · War

Shin heike monogatari

★ 6.8
8 1972–1972
Drama · History
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