This Unpleasant Royal Job Came With a Fancy Title

Name: This Unpleasant Royal Job Came With a Fancy Title
Uploaded: 2019-06-14
Duration: 119398
Description: It may sound like an auspicious title, but the ‘groom of the stool’ was anything but. Simply put, it was a role that entailed monitoring and assisting with Henry VIII’s bowel movements.

It may sound like an auspicious title, but the ‘groom of the stool’ was anything but. Simply put, it was a role that entailed monitoring and assisting with Henry VIII’s bowel movements. (01:59)