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Best History Shows To Stream

1,874 history shows tracked, highest rated first.

Chernobyl2019 · Netflix8.9The World at War1973 · ITV18.9Vikings2013 · Netflix8.6Peaky Blinders2013 · Netflix8.5Shōgun2024 · Hulu8.5Spartacus2010 · Netflix8.5Cosmos1980 · Netflix8.5NOVA1974 · Apple TV8.4Spartacus Gods of the Arena2011 · STARZ8.4Blackadder1983 · Hulu8.4The Crown2016 · Netflix8.4Victoria2016 · Netflix8.3The Last Kingdom2015 · Netflix8.2World War II with Tom Hanks2026 · History8.2North and South1985 · Hulu8.2Call the Midwife2012 · Netflix8.1Lucy Worsley Investigates2022 · PBS8.1Jesus of Nazareth1977 · Apple TV8.1The Tudors2007 · Netflix8.0Modern Marvels1993 · History8.0John Adams2008 · Hulu8.0The U.S. and the Holocaust2022 · Prime Video8.0Roots1977 · Hulu8.0The Hollow Crown2012 · BBC Two8.0Aerial America2010 · Smithsonian Channel8.0I, Claudius1976 · BBC Two8.0Home Fires2015 · ITV18.0Digging for Britain2010 · Apple TV8.0Rise of the Nazis2019 · BBC iPlayer8.0Declassified Untold Stories of American Spies2016 · CNN8.0Washington2020 · History8.0In Search of.....1977 · Syndication8.0Michael Palin in North Korea2018 · Disney+8.0War & Peace2016 · Hulu8.0America in Color2017 · Smithsonian Channel8.0The Dovekeepers2015 · Paramount+8.0The Mystery of Matter Search for the Elements2015 · PBS8.0Grant2020 · History8.0Anne with an E2017 · Netflix7.9The Borgias2011 · Netflix7.9Secrets of the Dead2000 · PBS7.9Hazardous History with Henry Winkler2025 · History7.9Harley and the Davidsons2016 · Discovery7.9The White Queen2013 · Hulu7.9Lost Treasures of Egypt2019 · Prime Video7.9Prehistoric Planet2022 · Apple TV7.9Unearthed2016 · Science7.9The Toys That Made Us2017 · Netflix7.9Secrets of the Lost2018 · Science7.9Ancient Discoveries2003 · History7.9The History of Comedy2017 · CNN7.9The Beatles Get Back2021 · Disney+7.9A Small Light2023 · Disney+7.9SAS Rogue Heroes2022 · BBC iPlayer7.8American Experience1988 · Apple TV7.8Antiques Roadshow1979 · BBC One7.8Parade's End2012 · Hulu7.8The Sky at Night1957 · BBC Four7.8The Proof Is Out There Unexplained Edition2025 · History7.8Secrets of the Underground2017 · Science7.8