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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

Once Upon a Time

★ 8.3
2K 17 1991–1992
Action · Drama · History

The Death of Yugoslavia

★ 8.6
2K 6 1995–1996
Documentary · History · War

Shooting the Past

★ 8.4
1K 3 1999–1999
Drama · History

Once Upon a Time... The Discoverers

★ 7.7
1K 26 1994–1995
Animation · Family · History

Samson and Delilah

★ 5.8
1K 2 1996–1996
Adventure · Drama · History

Berkeley Square

★ 7.9
1K 10 1998–1998
Drama · History · Romance

New York: A Documentary Film

★ 9.1
1K 8 1999–2003
Documentary · History

The Romance of Three Kingdoms

★ 8.7
1K 84 1995–1995
Drama · History · War

In Cold Blood

★ 6.2
1K 3 1996–1996
Crime · Drama · History

Once Upon a Time... The Explorers

★ 7.5
1K 26 1996–1997
Animation · Family · History

Son of the Morning Star

★ 7.3
1K 2 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · History

Cold War

★ 8.7
1K 24 1998–1999
Documentary · History · War

Thomas Jefferson

★ 7.6
986 2 1997–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Separate But Equal

★ 7.6
939 2 1991–1991
Drama · History

American Justice

★ 8.1
922 342 1992–present
Crime · Documentary · History

The Arrow

★ 7.5
919 2 1997–2000
Drama · History

Let Them Eat Cake

★ 8.2
842 6 1999–1999
Comedy · History

World War II: When Lions Roared

★ 6.6
740 2 1994–1994
Drama · History · War

Rag Nymph

★ 7.4
661 3 1997–1997
Drama · History

Clarissa

★ 7.0
659 4 1991–1991
Drama · History

Demirkirat

★ 9.0
643 10 1991–1991
Documentary · History

Heil Honey I'm Home!

★ 4.5
633 8 1990–1990
Comedy · History · War

500 Nations

★ 8.5
590 8 1995–1995
History

The Water Margin

★ 8.0
586 43 1997–1998
Action · Drama · History
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