Groom of the Stool

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/king-toilet-attendant-england?utm_campaign=Hung%20Lee&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Revue%20newsletter

LONG READ

Issue #27

23 Apr 2020

It was absolutely - and maybe literally - a crappy role, but it came with great benefits, mainly proximity to the King. Can we learn from this story or is it just a cool story?