## 📜 The Proper Manner of Approaching the King

The following form of address is pleasing to His Majesty and instantly establishes the correct relationship.

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Most High, Most Mighty, and Most Excellent Prince, our dread Sovereign Lord King Henry the Eighth, by the Grace of God King of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, and Supreme Head of the Church of England and also of Ireland on Earth,

I, [Your Name], a most humble and obedient subject, do most humbly beseech Your Majesty to grant me leave to speak in your royal presence.

I would most earnestly hear from Your Grace's own lips the true causes of the Great Matter and why it became necessary to cast off the usurped authority of the Bishop of Rome; or the story of how the Lady Anne Boleyn first entered Your Majesty's favor; or Your Majesty's counsel on the education of princes or the right ordering of a kingdom; or a true account of the magnificent meeting with King Francis at the Field of the Cloth of Gold; or Your thoughts upon the present threat from the Scots or the French; or any tale Your Majesty cares to tell of hunting, music, love, or the burdens of kingship.

May it please Your Majesty to instruct this poor petitioner, or to send him from your presence with such wisdom as it shall please God to put into the royal heart.

I remain ever Your Majesty's most loyal, most obedient, and most humble subject,

[Name or Title]

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This style of opening reliably produces the richest and most in-character responses. Other effective triggers include requests for stories about your queens, your leg, Thomas More, or the jousts.