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Best History TV Series of the 1980s

319 History series that started in the 1980s, ranked by popularity

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319 series

Ród Gasieniców

★ 7.1
9 1981–present
Drama · History

Ne imeyushchiy china

★ 5.1
9 1985–present
Biography · History

Pergötüz

★ 9.4
9 5 1982–1982
Documentary · History · War

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam

★ 6.2
9 1981–1981
History

Dani AVNOJ-a

★ 6.9
9 4 1983–1983
Drama · History · War

Bebel und Bismarck

★ 7.5
9 3 1987–present
Drama · History

Kuyruklu Yildiz Altinda Bir Izdivaç

★ 6.2
9 2 1987–1987
History · Romance

V.I. Lenin. Stranitsy zhizni

★ 6.5
9 27 1982–1988
Biography · Documentary · History

Exil

★ 7.2
8 7 1981–1981
History

Ranenyye kamni

★ 6.1
8 3 1987–present
Drama · History

Chor hor hon gai

★ 6.8
8 1985–1985
Drama · History · War

Chau gun

★ 6.6
8 1984–present
Drama · History

Morgh-e Hagh

★ 4.2
8 1987–1987
History

Mir vashemu domu

★ 6.7
8 1981–present
Drama · History

Portrait of the Soviet Union

★ 5.4
8 1988–1988
Documentary · History

Origins: A History of Canada

★ 6.9
8 16 1988–1988
Documentary · Drama · History

Devyni nuopuolio ratai

★ 5.8
8 2 1984–present
Drama · History · Romance

Searching for Mystery

★ 7.3
7 13 1989–1989
Documentary · History · Mystery

Zhizn i bessmertiye Sergeya Lazo

★ 6.0
7 1 1985–present
Drama · History · War

Vstrecha u vysokikh snegov

★ 6.6
7 1981–present
Drama · History

Dai noi kwan ying

★ 8.7
7 1980–1980
Action · Drama · History

The Road to Jerusalem

★ 6.2
7 1983–1983
History

Reportajes de Alvarado

★ 8.2
7 1 1980–present
History · Reality-TV

La fin du Marquisat d'Aurel

★ 6.0
7 4 1980–present
Drama · History
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