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500 series (top 500 shown)

Vikings

★ 7.6
325 3 2012–2012
Documentary · History

Berlin Wall

★ 6.9
321 3 2019–2023
Drama · History

The Flower in Prison

★ 7.3
320 51 2016–2016
Drama · History

Breakout

★ 8.0
318 17 2010–present
Documentary · History

Impossible Engineering

★ 7.2
317 85 2015–present
Documentary · History

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley

★ 8.1
316 3 2013–2013
Crime · Documentary · History

The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors

★ 6.9
316 3 2013–2013
Documentary · History

Yol Ayrimi

★ 5.0
309 28 2012–2013
Drama · History

Prithvi Vallabh: Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi

★ 8.0
309 20 2018–2018
Biography · History · Romance

Inside the SS

★ 7.3
308 3 2017–2018
Documentary · History · War

And Quiet Flows the Don

★ 7.7
307 14 2015–2015
Drama · History · War

Gye Baek

★ 7.5
307 36 2011–2011
Drama · History · Romance

300

★ 2.2
305 6 2014–present
History

Aenne Burda: Die Wirtschaftswunderfrau

★ 7.1
305 2 2018–2018
Biography · Drama · History

The Dark Ages: An Age of Light

★ 7.9
304 4 2012–present
Documentary · History

Battle of Changsha

★ 7.7
304 32 2014–present
History · Romance · War

Victorian Pharmacy

★ 8.1
302 4 2010–2010
Documentary · History

Sam O'Nella Academy

★ 9.0
300 66 2016–present
Animation · Comedy · History

Princess Silver

★ 7.1
300 58 2019–2019
Drama · History · Romance

Disasters at Sea

★ 8.1
299 18 2018–present
History

The Normans

★ 7.6
298 3 2010–2010
Documentary · History

Mutiny

★ 8.0
297 5 2017–2017
Documentary · History · Reality-TV

Elizabeth I

★ 7.2
297 3 2017–2017
Biography · Drama · History

Europe's Last Warrior Kings

★ 6.9
296 3 2017–2017
Documentary · Drama · History
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