1. It's a Sin
IMDb 8.72021 · 1 season
A chronicle of five friends during a decade in which everything changed, including the rise of AIDS.
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We found 25 history TV shows streaming on Stan in Australia as of October 2026. These are the best of them, ranked by IMDb score, plus the newest additions.
The top 20 best history TV shows on Stan, by rating
8.7It's a Sin
8.6Call the Midwife
8.2The Great
8.1The Tudors
8.1Underbelly
8.1Gangland Undercover
7.9The Terror
7.9Hatfields & McCoys
7.9Roots
7.7The White Queen
7.7A Very English Scandal
7.6Des
7.5The White Princess
7.4White House Farm
7.4Banished
7.3SIX
7.2The Salisbury Poisonings
7.2Domina
7.0Becoming Elizabeth
6.9Deceit
The top 5 history TV shows on Stan
2. Call the Midwife
IMDb 8.62012- · 15 seasons
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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3. The Great
IMDb 8.22020- · 3 seasons
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
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4. The Tudors
IMDb 8.12007-2010 · 4 seasons
The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
Where to watch The Tudors
5. Underbelly
IMDb 8.12008-2013 · 6 seasons
Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series, each series is a stand alone story based on real-life events.
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