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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

L'allée du roi

★ 7.7
325 2 1996–present
Drama · History

El Mal We El Banon

★ 7.8
320 55 1992–1995
Drama · History · War

Grafinya de Monsoro

★ 7.8
317 26 1997–present
Drama · History · Romance

Yong Zheng wang chao

★ 8.5
316 44 1997–present
Drama · History · Romance

The Sword of Tipu Sultan

★ 6.8
311 60 1990–present
Biography · Drama · History

Sister Wendy's Story of Painting

★ 8.0
292 10 1996–1996
Documentary · History

History Bites

★ 8.0
291 70 1998–2008
Comedy · History

Quest for the Lost Civilization

★ 8.2
289 3 1998–1998
Documentary · History · Mystery

Connections 3

★ 8.5
287 10 1997–1998
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History's Mysteries

★ 7.9
276 289 1998–2011
Documentary · History · Mystery

Queen Margot

★ 7.2
275 18 1996–1996
Biography · Drama · History

Ivar Kreuger

★ 6.3
275 3 1998–1998
Biography · Drama · History

Il giovane Mussolini

★ 5.8
261 3 1993–1993
Biography · Drama · History

Secrets of War

★ 7.6
258 65 1998–2003
Documentary · History · War

Radetzkymarsch

★ 7.7
232 3 1994–present
Drama · History

Russia's War: Blood Upon the Snow

★ 8.4
224 10 1998–present
Documentary · History · War

The Hanging Gale

★ 7.9
213 4 1995–1995
Drama · History

Pornography: A Secret History of Civilisation

★ 7.2
209 6 1999–1999
Documentary · History

Ancient Mysteries

★ 7.7
208 95 1994–1998
Documentary · History · Mystery

Movie Magic

★ 8.8
207 70 1994–1997
Documentary · History

Hovimäki

★ 6.8
207 44 1999–2003
Drama · History

Battlefield: Vietnam

★ 8.8
207 12 1999–present
Documentary · History · War

Rome: Power & Glory

★ 7.2
204 6 1998–present
Documentary · History

Reeling in the Years

★ 9.2
201 58 1999–present
Documentary · History
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