Historical clue formulations

• Official proclamations — 2025-11-02
• Fiats — 2023-11-08
• Official declarations — 2022-06-22
• Things handed down by kings — 2017-02-22
• Decrees — 2013-09-17
• Despots' decrees — 2011-12-05
• Subjects are expected to follow them — 2011-06-25
• Decrees — 2011-06-12
• Orders — 2007-04-05
• Fiats — 2006-01-09
• Decrees — 2004-04-13
• Close relatives of a 5-Down — 2001-07-29
• Bulls — 1998-03-06
• Decrees — 1996-03-18