Best French history series

Bonaparte: The Egyptian Campaign (2017)

In the spring of 1798, Napoleon set out with 38,000 men and 10,000 sailors to conquer Egypt.

Vasa: The Ghost Warship (2023)

The Vasa was built for war but also to impress the enemy and display power. However, she sank on her maiden voyage, taking about thirty people with her to the depths. Many were rescued from the water by small boats that were in Stockholm’s ström to witness the proud vessel. Today, 400 years later, researchers study this unique time capsule from the early 17th century. How powerful were Vasa’s 64 cannons? Who do the countless, colorful sculptures on the ship actually depict? And the big question: what was the reason the ship sank?

Lost Bombs of the Cold War (2018)

Le Visiteur de l'histoire (2014)

Blood River (2024)

1837, South Africa: A small community of French-born Huguenots is drawn to the hinterland. Catherine and her children Marthe and Joseph are also part of Pastor Malan's devout community. After months of traveling, they discover that their new surroundings are not uninhabited and that the indigenous Zulu people are prepared to defend their land.

Afrique(s), une autre histoire du XXème siècle (2010)

The Human Adventure (1997)

Explores our planet and its past, in search of traces of ancient civilizations and the discoveries that have shaped human history. Key players, periods and events in history can all feature in the narratives, alongside the scientific, technical and artistic discoveries that were milestones in the history of humanity on our planet until the 19th century. century. From the Mayan Empire , from Mesopotamia to the exploration of Africa , from ancient Egypt to the mummies of Taklamakan , from Louis the Sun King to Frederick the Great , from Leonardo da Vincito Jean-François Champollion , etc., documentaries relate the achievements, development, lifestyles and religions of humanity.

Victor Hugo, Ennemi d'État (2018)

Eurasia: The Conquest of the East (2003)

"Eurasia" represents a spectacular adventure, a visual conquest of the East in 8 episodes. A magical voyage through time and space, exploring the history, culture and religions that link East and West: from the Persian Empire of Alexander the Great to the huge Mongolian Empire of Kublai Khan, the destinies of highly developed civilizations intermingled until they converged to take the shape of a Eurasian civilization shared by all of us. Babylon, Persepolis, Ai-Khanoum, Baghdad, Rome…are virtually recreated with incomparable realism by computer generated images.

The Wonders of Europe (2023)

THE WONDERS OF EUROPE is a four-part docuseries that tells the story of the people who built some of the biggest and most unique landmarks in Europe monuments: the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, the temples of the Acropolis, and the Alhambra complex. Intended for a young and international audience, it aims to promote European cultural heritage and architecture.With voice-over narration, each episode will feature spectacular shots of the monuments, interviews with historians and specialists, fictional recreations and innovative 3D modelling to illustrate the successive architectural changes.In order to ensure scientific and historical accuracy, the writer/director of each episode has been advised by historical experts.

Kontinente in Bewegung (2012)

This extraordinary series is a sweeping account of the rise of Earth’s continents. They are the product of a grand waltz of plate tectonics and the continual evolution of Earth’s crust. As landmasses assemble and separate, they fuel volcanoes and spark earthquakes, building mountains and tearing valleys. We see the Earth, eons in the making, through the eyes of geologists and other scientists.

Mao: A Chinese Tale (2006)

Mao Zedong belongs to a select group of key shaping figures in world history. He was a military strategist, politician, visionary, philosopher and a poet at the same time; an ingenious manipulator and propagandist, who understood to connect sensuality, politics and revolution. His life has, as Richard Nixon said, "moved a nation and changed the world". Mao governed China for 30 years. He was admired in the own country like a God, in the western world, he was the embodiment of the enemy to some, and modern redeemer and revolutionary idol to others. Until today the icon of Mao has not fallen in China, despite all changes even to a new 'red' version of capitalism. 25 years after his death, this series combines previously classified Chinese archived material with unseen documents, biographic studies and interviews with people having known Mao himself.

Fifty Shades of Greeks (2018)

Sex, football, politic, immigrants drama, ART, harassment or serial-killers : When we open the Pandora's box of news, blending the Gods, heroes and monsters of our civilization, we don't see the world with the same eyes. Collision between the classical culture and our modern tics, this new series is as satiric as educational.

The Egyptian Genesis (2007)

Shoah (1985)

Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. This epic documentary changed the way we think about the Holocaust. Featuring interviews with survivors, bystanders, and perpetrators from across Europe, mostly Poland and Germany, Shoah is drawn from over 300 hours of contemporary conversations with these witnesses, along with footage of overgrown sites of unspeakable horrors, including the concentration camp at Auschwitz.The monumental film grew out of Lanzmann's concern that the genocide perpetrated only 40 years earlier was already being forgotten. In response, he relied entirely on accounts from witnesses, rather than historical footage or reenactments, sometimes resorting to hidden cameras or other deceptions to coax stories and memories from those with whom he spoke.

Mobutu, roi du Zaïre (1998)