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Your Grace, Your Majesty, My Lord


King Henry VIII is referred to interchangeably by these three terms throughout the film. Is there any historical accuracy to all three being used in reference to him?

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Hal VIII was termed 'Your Grace', and in Elizabeth's early reign there is this-

''She was greeted by throngs of people shouting 'God save your grace!' and other messages of support. ''

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I think it has something to do the with the person's position and also the titles which the king holds in his own right.
If I was King then I would have all the titles given to me eg Prince of Wales maybe "your Grace", Protector of the faith maybe "my Lord" ect. Also the person saying it can also use a certain term depending on their status, so a duke could say "your Grace" a lord could say "My Lord" and everyone else says "your Majesty".

I have heard this somewhere but cannot remember where.

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