Royal Style of Address.
“My Liege,” the usual style till the Lancastrian usurpation.
“Your Grace,” Henry IV.
“Your Excellent Grace,” Henry VI.
“Most High and Mighty Prince,” Edward IV.
“Your Highness,” Henry VII.
“Your Majesty,” Henry VIII. So addressed in 1520, by François I.
“The King’s Sacred Majesty,” James I.
“Your Most Excellent Majesty,” Charles II.
“Your Most Gracious Majesty,” the present style.