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TV shows by genre: History (sort by: most selected first | newly added first | alphabetical )
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The Borgias
Ended [ Drama Romance History], usually aired on Sunday on Showtime
The Showtime Original Series The Borgias is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles... »more -
Outlander
Running [ Action Adventure Fantasy Romance History], usually airs on Saturday on Starz
It tells the story of married World War II combat nurse Claire, who accidentally steps back in time to the year 1743 where she is “immediately thrown into an unknown world of adventure that sends her... »more -
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Ancient Aliens
Running [ Drama Science-Fiction History], usually airs on Friday on History
Is it possible that intelligent life forms visited Earth thousands of years ago, bringing with them technology that drastically affected the course of history and man’s own development? Presented in... »more -
Peaky Blinders
Running [ Drama Crime History], usually airs on Thursday on BBC Two
A British gangster saga set in 1919 post-war Birmingham. Cillian Murphy is Thomas Shelby, leader of the most feared and powerful local gang, the Peaky Blinders. Named for their practice of sewing razor... »more -
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American Pickers
Running [ Travel History], usually airs on Wednesday on History
This isn't your grandmother's antiquing. Pickers like Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are on a mission to recycle America, even if it means diving into countless piles of grimy junk or getting chased off a... »more -
American Restoration
Running [History], usually airs on Wednesday on History
AMERICAN RESTORATION features Rick Dale and his crew of loose screws at Rick's Restorations in Las Vegas, Nevada, as they take rusty, beat-up items and restore them to their original glory. Whether it's... »more -
Privates
Ended [ Family History Lifestyle Military/War ], usually aired on Weekdays on BBC one
Drama set in 1960, following eight men who have had their daily lives interrupted by conscription, and must adjust to life as an operational team known as Two Section as they begin two years of National... »more -
The Last Kingdom
Running [ Drama Action History], usually airs on on BBC Two
The Last Kingdom, is a show of heroic deeds and epic battles but with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining... »more -
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World Without End
Ended [ Action Adventure Drama Fantasy History Military/War Politics ], usually aired on Wednesday on SHOWCASE
World Without End is a television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Ken Follett. It is the follow up to the 2010 miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, also based on a Follett novel. World... »more -
Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Canceled/Ended [ Drama Educational Family History], usually aired on Monday on truTV
Jesse Ventura and a team of expert investigators are on a mission to examine some of the most frightening and mysterious conspiracy allegations of our time. They examine available evidence as well as talking... »more -
The Village
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on Sunday on BBC One
Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives ... »more -
The White Queen
Canceled/Ended [ Drama History Literature Military/War Romance/Dating ], usually aired on Sunday on BBC one
The White Queen is a stunningly rich tale of love and loss, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, vibrantly woven through the stories of three different yet equally driven women, in their quest... »more -
America Unearthed
Ended [History], usually aired on Saturday on H2
In AMERICA UNEARTHED, forensic geologist Scott Wolter, a real-life Indiana Jones, will reveal that the history we all learned in school may not always be the whole story. Across the country, ancient symbols,... »more -
The Spoils Of Babylon
Ended [ Comedy History], usually aired on Thursday on IFC
The six-part dark comedy — created by Matt Piedmont and Andrew Steele, and produced by Ferrell’s Funny or Die — is the bizarre adaptation of a non-existent novel penned by fictional author Eric Jonrosh... »more -
Our Girl
Returning Series [History Military/War ], usually airs on Sunday on BBC one
On the evening of her 18th birthday, Molly Dawes finds herself drunk and is sick in the doorway of an army recruitment office. She looks into the window of the office and sees a life-sized photograph of... »more -
Inquisition
New Series [History], usually airs on Wednesday on YESTERDAY
Inquisition is a shocking four-part series exploring bloody and menacing persecutions of heresy from history. ... »more -
Indian Summers
New Series [ Drama Educational History], usually airs on Sunday on Channel 4
Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India,... »more -
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Ended [ Drama History Horror/Supernatural ], usually aired on Sunday on BBC one
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The Young Pope
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on Sky Atlantic
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.... »more -
Home Fires (UK)
Ended [ Drama Action History], usually aired on Sunday on ITV
Home Fires is a new six-part drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. The isolated village... »more -
Mysteries at the Monument
Running [ Drama Mystery History], usually airs on on Travel Channel
"Mysteries at the Monument" (formerly "Monumental Mysteries") reveals the secrets and stories behind America's most exceptional monuments. Host Don Wildman takes viewers to statues, memorials, national... »more -
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Versailles
Running [ Drama History], usually airs on on Canal+
The film recreates the life and loves of France's most famous king, Louis XIV. Dubbed the Sun King by his admiring court, Louis conquered half of Europe, conducted dozens of love affairs and dazzled his... »more -
Underground
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on WGN America
Underground centers on a group of slaves planning a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground... »more -
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War & Peace
Ended [ Drama Romance War History], usually aired on on BBC One
The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972... »more -
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The White Princess
429 [ Drama History], usually airs on on
Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII.... »more -
Tut
Ended [ Action Adventure Drama Educational History], usually aired on Sunday on SPIKE
Tutankhamun, aka King Tut (who reigned c. 1333 to 1323 BC), the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt, whose famous golden sarcophagus has become one of the symbols of the ancient civilization. A young... »more -
Show Me A Hero
Ended [ Drama Crime History], usually aired on on HBO
Based on True Events, Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis. As penance for previous misuse of federal housing funds, a federal court orders low-income public housing built... »more -
The Hollow Crown
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on BBC Two
The Hollow Crown brings together four filmed adaptations of Shakespeare's History Plays - Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, and Henry V. Starting in the year 1399, this continuous story of monarchy follows... »more -
Hunting Hitler
Running [ Drama Action Crime War History], usually airs on on History
According to documents that were declassified by the FBI in 2014, Adolf Hitler may have survived World War II and fled to South America following the fall of Nazi Germany. In this series a team of investigators... »more -
Sun Records
Ended [ Drama Music History], usually aired on on CMT
Set in Memphis during the tumultuous early days of the civil rights movement, Sun Records tells the untold story of nothing less than the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Guided by Sam Phillips, young musicians... »more -
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Tutankhamun
Ended [ Drama Adventure History], usually aired on on ITV
The remarkable story of the chance meeting that transformed penniless, ostracised archaeologist Howard Carter into a household name following his discovery of the tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun.... »more