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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

Battlefield

★ 8.7
583 30 1995–2004
Documentary · History · War

Kraj dinastije Obrenovic

★ 8.2
576 11 1995–1995
Biography · Drama · History

Crusades

★ 8.1
560 4 1995–1995
Documentary · History · War

The Second World War in Colour

★ 8.2
550 7 1999–present
History

Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

★ 8.0
548 45 1997–1997
Action · Drama · History

Doomed Megalopolis

★ 6.1
529 4 1991–1992
Animation · Fantasy · History

War of the Century

★ 8.3
511 4 1999–present
Documentary · History · War

Liberty! The American Revolution

★ 8.4
468 6 1997–1997
History · War

Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood

★ 8.7
467 6 1995–1995
Documentary · History

Heimat 2: Chronicle of a Generation

★ 8.9
439 13 1992–1992
Drama · History

The Great War: 1914-1918

★ 8.4
435 8 1996–1996
Biography · Documentary · History

The 1900 House

★ 8.1
408 10 1999–2000
Documentary · History

Bryggeren

★ 6.2
404 12 1996–1997
Drama · History

A Woman Named Jackie

★ 6.6
397 3 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · History

End of a Brave Man

★ 8.4
379 27 1994–1994
Drama · History · Romance

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

★ 8.0
373 2 1999–1999
Biography · Documentary · History

Gøngehøvdingen

★ 5.4
373 13 1992–1992
Adventure · Drama · History

Twice in a Lifetime

★ 7.2
369 44 1999–2001
Drama · Fantasy · History

Covington Cross

★ 7.5
361 13 1992–1992
Adventure · History

The English Briefcase

★ 6.5
345 1999–2000
Biography · Drama · History

ESPN SportsCentury

★ 7.1
339 263 1999–2007
Biography · Documentary · History

The Other Day 1961-2003: Our Era

★ 8.5
331 43 1997–2003
Documentary · History

Terug naar Oosterdonk

★ 8.4
327 6 1997–1997
Drama · History

The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs

★ 8.4
327 6 1998–1999
Documentary · History · War
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