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Best History TV Series of 1981

33 History series that started in 1981, ranked by popularity

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33 series

Tri spory

★ 7.6
10 3 1981–1982
Biography · Drama · History

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam

★ 6.2
9 1981–1981
History

Ród Gasieniców

★ 7.1
9 1981–present
Drama · History

Mir vashemu domu

★ 6.7
8 1981–present
Drama · History

Exil

★ 7.2
8 7 1981–1981
History

Vstrecha u vysokikh snegov

★ 6.6
7 1981–present
Drama · History

Drottning Christina

★ 7.8
6 2 1981–1981
Biography · Drama · History

Bolívar, el hombre de las dificultades

★ 6.8
6 40 1981–1981
Drama · History

I solkorsets tegn

★ 5.8
6 1981–present
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