Historical clue formulations

• Prepares to be knighted — 2026-03-25
• Demonstrates reverence, in a way — 2024-12-27
• Prepares to propose, perhaps — 2023-11-13
• Genuflects — 2023-07-11
• Protests, in a way — 2022-10-02
• Initiates a proposal, maybe — 2021-07-23
• Protests during an anthem, say — 2021-01-12
• Gets ready to pray — 2019-09-01
• Time-killing plays for quarterbacks — 2018-05-25
• Prepares to weed, perhaps — 2017-09-02
• Prepares to be knighted — 2017-05-02
• Prepares to tie one's shoes, say — 2015-10-28
• Prepares to propose — 2014-02-16
• Kowtows, say — 2011-12-15
• Shows homage — 2005-09-25
• Prepares to propose — 2004-06-12
• Shows subservience — 2001-03-11
• Gets down — 2000-06-17
• Shows respect, in a way — 1999-06-05
• Uses a hassock — 1998-12-25
• Prepares to pray — 1998-02-23
• Prepares to be knighted — 1996-03-29
• Shows reverence — 1994-03-13