William Robertson

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Anniversary information added.		Jun 07, 2024
	First paragraph modernization.	Encyclopaedia Britannica	Apr 04, 2024
	Anniversary information added.		Sep 15, 2023
	Added/Edited contact info: The History Guide - Biography of William Robertson.	Aakanksha Gaur	Feb 13, 2018
	Added new Web site: The History Guide - Biography of William Robertson.	Gloria Lotha	May 14, 2007
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998