The BEST episodes of Once Upon a Time... Man season 1

Every episode of Once Upon a Time... Man season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Once Upon a Time... Man season 1!

World history is explained to children through different points of view across civilizations.

Last Updated: 1/17/2026Network: France 3Status: Ended
The Age of Reason (18th)
star
8.69
52 votes

#1 - The Age of Reason (18th)

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/16/1981

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The Cathedral Builders
star
8.54
114 votes

#2 - The Cathedral Builders

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/8/1979

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Elizabethan England
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8.48
50 votes

#3 - Elizabethan England

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 9/19/1981

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The Travels of Marco Polo
star
8.35
51 votes

#4 - The Travels of Marco Polo

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/1979

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The Quattrocento
star
8.10
80 votes

#5 - The Quattrocento

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 9/5/1981

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The Hundred Years' War
star
8.00
109 votes

#6 - The Hundred Years' War

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 6/22/1979

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The Golden Age of Spain
star
7.90
78 votes

#7 - The Golden Age of Spain

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 9/12/1981

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America
star
7.84
79 votes

#8 - America

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/22/1981

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The Carolingians
star
7.81
172 votes

#9 - The Carolingians

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/25/1979

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The Age of Vikings
star
7.78
179 votes

#10 - The Age of Vikings

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/1979

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The Fertile Valleys
star
7.75
276 votes

#11 - The Fertile Valleys

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/13/1979

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Cro-Magnon Man
star
7.50
249 votes

#12 - Cro-Magnon Man

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/6/1979

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Neanderthal Man
star
7.48
291 votes

#13 - Neanderthal Man

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/30/1979

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The Conquest of Islam
star
7.45
204 votes

#14 - The Conquest of Islam

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/18/1979

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The First Empires
star
7.45
269 votes

#15 - The First Empires

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/20/1979

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Peter the Great and his Times
star
7.42
52 votes

#16 - Peter the Great and his Times

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/8/1981

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The Age of Pericles
star
7.35
208 votes

#17 - The Age of Pericles

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/27/1979

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Once Upon a Time... the Earth (and tomorrow?)
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7.28
25 votes

#18 - Once Upon a Time... the Earth (and tomorrow?)

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/26/1981

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And Earth was created...
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7.24
329 votes

#19 - And Earth was created...

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/23/1979

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The Great Reign of Louis ⅩⅣ
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7.20
25 votes

#20 - The Great Reign of Louis ⅩⅣ

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 10/1/1981

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The Pax Romana
star
7.14
239 votes

#21 - The Pax Romana

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/11/1979

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The Crazy Years
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6.96
50 votes

#22 - The Crazy Years

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/19/1981

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The Awakening of the People (Revolutions of 1848)
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6.88
48 votes

#23 - The Awakening of the People (Revolutions of 1848)

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/1981

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1789–1814 (The French Revolution)
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6.84
80 votes

#24 - 1789–1814 (The French Revolution)

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/29/1981

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The Golden Age of the Low Countries
star
6.68
50 votes

#25 - The Golden Age of the Low Countries

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/26/1981

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