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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts Library - Absolutism. | Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ulster University - Constitutional monarchy as power sharing (PDF). | Aug 29, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Colorado Community College System Pressbooks - PPSC HIS 1310 Western Civilization: Antiquity to 1650 - Absolutism. | Dec 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NOVA Open Publishing - Western Civilization, A Concise History, Volume 2 - Absolutism. | Oct 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Atlantic Canada Pressbooks Network - Western Civilization - Absolutism. | Dec 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts Library - Absolutism. | Sep 21, 2022 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Oct 29, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Dec 27, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio University - Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions - Absolutism. | Feb 04, 2014 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 30, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 14, 2006 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 10, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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