“It is a matter of some debate as to whether the duties involved cleaning the king’s anus, but the groom is known to have been responsible for supplying a bowl, water and towels and also for monitoring the king’s diet and bowel movements and liaising with the Royal Doctor about the king’s health.”
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It delights me to see this spreading
Such a great fact.
“you look like the piss boy!”
This is amazing.
I thought so. And the fact that it was a substantial title with some wealth and influence attached to it.
Is this for real?
… Groom of the Stool became a powerful official involved in setting national fiscal policy, under the “chamber system”.
I know that Wikipedia is usually pretty good at quickly killing joke articles, but did they maybe miss this?
Omg, I don’t know, but I’m dying. Thank you for pointing this out.
