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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

Stalin: Von der Revolution zur Supermacht

★ 7.2
7 4 1993–1993
Documentary · History

Gentle Reflections

★ 8.8
7 1994–1994
Drama · History

Televiteatros

★ 8.8
7 8 1993–present
Drama · History · Mystery

Genji monogatari

★ 5.6
7 1991–present
Drama · History

Hello Austria - Hello Vienna

★ 6.0
7 2 1990–present
History

Raoul Wallenberg - fånge i Sovjet

★ 6.8
7 3 1990–1990
Drama · History

Papaveri e papere

★ 7.0
7 5 1995–1995
History · Music · Talk-Show

Abu Ja'far al Mansur

★ 5.4
7 2 1998–1998
Drama · History

Arende III: Dorsland

★ 8.2
7 1993–present
Drama · History

Under the Shadows of Swords

★ 6.2
7 1 1991–1991
Action · History · War

Tsarskaya okhota

★ 7.5
6 2 1990–1994
Drama · History

A História de Ester

★ 7.6
6 1998–present
History

Structures

★ 7.6
6 86 1998–present
History

Catavento

★ 6.6
5 15 1992–1992
Family · History

Z hricek o Královnách: Dva pokoje ve Versailles

★ 7.8
5 1995–present
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