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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

Takeda Shingen

★ 8.0
49 50 1988–present
Drama · History · War

Hoover vs. the Kennedys: The Second Civil War

★ 6.9
47 4 1987–1987
Drama · History

The Man from Suez

★ 6.8
47 6 1983–1984
Adventure · History

Television

★ 5.5
47 8 1988–present
Documentary · History

Ali Al-Zibaq

★ 7.5
44 1985–present
History

Liszt Ferenc

★ 7.8
43 16 1982–1982
Biography · Drama · History

Synové a dcery Jakuba skláre

★ 6.1
42 13 1986–present
Drama · History

Svetozar Markovic

★ 7.7
42 7 1980–1981
Biography · Drama · History

Animated Classics of Japanese Literature

★ 6.8
42 34 1986–present
Animation · Drama · History

Honey Honey's Wonderful Adventures

★ 6.7
41 1981–1982
Adventure · Animation · History

Zamke

★ 7.9
41 4 1983–1983
Drama · History · War

The Disney Family Album

★ 7.5
41 20 1984–1986
Documentary · Family · History

Najdluzsza wojna nowoczesnej Europy

★ 7.3
39 13 1980–present
Drama · History

The Spoils of War

★ 6.9
39 20 1980–1981
Drama · History · War

Eureka

★ 7.4
38 26 1982–present
Comedy · Family · History

Przylbice i kaptury

★ 6.2
38 9 1986–present
Action · Adventure · History

The Boy in the Bush

★ 7.2
38 4 1984–1984
Adventure · Drama · History

Korea: The Unknown War

★ 7.2
38 1988–1988
Documentary · History · War

Erebus: The Aftermath

★ 7.9
37 4 1988–present
Drama · History

The Year of the French

★ 7.6
36 6 1982–1982
Drama · History · War

Lumini si umbre: Partea II

★ 7.4
36 1982–present
Drama · History

World War II: The War Chronicles

★ 7.8
36 14 1983–present
Documentary · History · War

Senda de gloria

★ 7.3
36 134 1987–1987
Biography · Drama · History

Blanc, bleu, rouge

★ 7.7
35 6 1981–1981
Drama · History
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