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Top 500 most popular History series that started in the 2000s

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500 series (top 500 shown)

The Story of India

★ 8.5
1K 6 2007–2007
Documentary · History

Stalingrad

★ 8.2
1K 3 2003–present
Documentary · History · War

Victoria & Albert

★ 7.4
1K 2 2001–2001
Biography · Drama · History

I Love the '90s

★ 7.8
1K 10 2004–2004
Comedy · Documentary · History

Bonekickers

★ 5.1
1K 6 2008–2008
Adventure · Drama · History

Al-Nakba

★ 7.0
1K 4 2008–present
Documentary · History

UFO Hunters

★ 6.4
1K 39 2008–2009
Documentary · History · Sci-Fi

A History of Britain

★ 8.3
1K 15 2000–2002
Documentary · Drama · History

A Walking with Dinosaurs Special

★ 7.7
1K 3 2002–2003
Animation · Documentary · History

Elisa di Rivombrosa

★ 7.6
992 26 2003–present
Drama · History · Romance

World War I in Colour

★ 8.1
967 7 2003–2003
Documentary · History · War

Dunkirk

★ 7.3
964 3 2004–2004
Documentary · Drama · History

The Incredible Human Journey

★ 8.2
964 5 2009–present
Documentary · History

Gangland

★ 7.8
961 88 2007–2010
Biography · Crime · History

Cities of the Underworld

★ 8.0
955 49 2007–present
Documentary · History

Los 80

★ 8.8
926 78 2008–2014
Drama · History

1066: The Battle for Middle Earth

★ 6.4
925 2 2009–2009
Action · History · War

Time of Honor

★ 8.0
880 78 2008–present
Drama · History · Romance

Egypt

★ 8.2
872 6 2005–2005
Documentary · Drama · History

The Spider

★ 7.6
850 6 2000–2000
Crime · Drama · History

Lee San, Wind of the Palace

★ 8.0
839 77 2007–2008
Drama · History

Speer und er

★ 7.5
837 3 2005–2005
Biography · Drama · History

Victorian Farm

★ 8.8
837 6 2009–2009
Documentary · History

Nazi Death Squads

★ 7.6
837 4 2009–2009
Documentary · History · War
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