[C19fan]

I saw a series from the UK about worst jobs in Tudor England. The Groom of the Stool made the list. That courtier would clean the Royal arse after a #2.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

At the end of the article, the job of the group of king-appointed boys known as the “Gong Scourers” is described. The “Groom of the Stool” had it easy!

[Snickering Hound]

Get another roll, you're going to be busy.

[Agamemnon]

I saw a series from the UK about worst jobs in Tudor England. The Groom of the Stool made the list. That courtier would clean the Royal arse after a #2.

Odd as it seems this position actually came with a title: the Duke of Portland.

The title and attendant duty by definition came with the coveted privilege of having the King's one-on-one audience, and it was a position of high trust.

This was a highly sought after posting.

I know this from having toured Hampton Court on several occasions personally and having recited points from the same tour to others visiting Hampton Court with me. FReegards!

[mass55th]

"I saw a series from the UK about worst jobs in Tudor England. "

Loved that series so much I bought the book that went along with it. Tony Robinson (Baldrick/The Black Adder) wrote and presented the series.