History Customs and Manners Lecture 2010

[DonaCatalina]

I think somewhere  in one of these lectures you need to cover terms of address.
Twice now I have had members of the Royal Guard think I am referring to the king when I mention something His Excellency has done. When in fact I meant the Marques.
It has been my understanding that Henry VIII started the trend of referring to the king as His Majesty, a reference previously reserved for emperors. Before that kings of England had been referred to as His Grace, the same address for a Duke. Earls, Counts, Marquises and Barons were addressed as Your Excellency.
Please correct me if I'm wrong.

[DonaCatalina]

Is this Saturday the last lecture?
With final exams on Memorial Day?
LOL.

[Brittney]

Forms of address you say? We shall do so!
The confusion with the term His Excellancy is that it is generally reserved for ambassadors - of which King Henry is one, any time he leaves British soil. If I cannot get it on the class docket for this or final
weekend - I will be sure to be available to any and all after class to give you an English Titles and Forms of Address Breakdown.

Thanks!
B
AKA Fauna Follywoll

[DonaCatalina]

Thank you and all our volunteer teachers!

[Lady Kett]

Hooray and thank you! We have thoroughly enjoyed HCM this year!

[DonaCatalina]

Thank you all for clearing up some misconceptions- even my own!

[SirRichardBear]

Just wanted to publicly thank each of the cast memebers who did such an outstanding jobs with the HC&M lectures.

• Bill Teel - Lord Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
  Arianna Reaves - Diane de Poitiers, Le Grande Senechal de Normandie
  Matthew Duvall  - Mad Owen Fysher, Able Bodied Sailor of the Sea Hawk
  Brittney Boswell - Fauna Follywoll, Village Beekeeper,
  Novie Bowden - Latimer Fairfield, Captain of the Sea Hawk and Baron of Suscerland
  Matt Rhodes  - Sir Matthew Sharpe, Captain of the Royal Guard
  

You each brought something important to the lecture and made it one of the highlights of the faire and the season.  I hope that we can continue the lectures for many more seasons.