LAZY ROYALS - GROOM OF THE STOOL - PORTABLE SHITTER

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he Groom of the Stool (formally styled: "Groom of the King's Close Stool to King (name)") was the most intimate of a monarch's courtiers, whose physical intimacy naturally led to him becoming a man in whom much confidence was placed by his royal master, and with whom many royal secrets were shared as a matter of course. This secret information he was privy to, whilst it would never have been revealed, to the discredit of his honour, in turn led to him becoming feared and respected and therefore powerful within the royal court in his own right. Clearly a monarch would choose such servants with great care, selecting only those possessing great and instinctive natural discretion and tact and in whose company he felt perfectly at ease. The office developed gradually over decades and centuries into one of administration of the royal finances, and under Henry VII the Groom of the Stool became a powerful official involved in setting national fiscal policy, under the "Chamber System".[1][2]