Wiping the Ass of the English King — The Highly Coveted Job Among the Young Noblemen

The Groom of the Stool — A shitty job with royal benefits

Peter Preskar
Lessons from History
4 min readJun 28, 2022

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King Henry VIII and portable royal toilet known also as a stool
King Henry VIII (left, image: Wikimedia Commons) and portable royal toilet known also as a stool (right, image: Wikimedia Commons)

In case you think your job sucks, let me assure you, it could be worse. Throughout history, there were jobs that would make you puke.

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