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Best History TV Series of the 1990s

399 History series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity

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399 series

The Civil War

★ 9.0
26K 9 1990–1990
Docuseries · Real history

From the Earth to the Moon

★ 8.5
15K 12 1998–1998
Real history · Wonder & awe

Walking with Dinosaurs

★ 8.5
8K 8 1999–1999
Nature & science · Wonder & awe

The Count of Monte Cristo

★ 7.8
8K 4 1998–1998
Revenge · Period piece

Baseball

★ 9.2
5K 11 1994–2010
Docuseries · Real history · Sports

Titanic

★ 5.8
5K 2 1996–1996
Period piece · Real history

Cleopatra

★ 6.5
5K 2 1999–1999
Royalty & aristocracy

The Martyr of Kufa

★ 7.8
4K 22 1997–2020
Faith & religion · Real history

Jesus

★ 6.1
3K 2 1999–1999
Faith & religion · Period piece

North & South: Book 3, Heaven & Hell

★ 6.1
3K 3 1994–1994
Drama · History · Romance

Kurtulus

★ 9.2
3K 6 1994–1994
Drama · History · War

Chanakya

★ 9.3
3K 48 1990–1992
Drama · History

Our Friends in the North

★ 8.6
3K 9 1996–1996
Drama · History

Rough Riders

★ 7.3
2K 2 1997–1997
Action · Drama · History

Modern Marvels

★ 8.1
2K 686 1993–present
Documentary · History

The West

★ 8.4
2K 9 1996–1996
Documentary · History · War

Men of Anjolos

★ 7.1
2K 20 1997–present
Drama · History

Andersonville

★ 7.3
2K 2 1996–1996
Drama · History · War

The Republic

★ 8.5
2K 5 1998–1998
Drama · History · War

Time Team

★ 8.6
2K 312 1994–present
Documentary · History

Aristocrats

★ 7.2
2K 6 1999–1999
Drama · History

The Nazis: A Warning from History

★ 8.7
2K 6 1997–1997
Documentary · History · War

Christy

★ 7.8
2K 20 1994–1995
Drama · Family · History

Homefront

★ 8.9
2K 42 1991–1993
Drama · History · Romance
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