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    The Groom of the Stool (formally styled: "Groom of the King's Close Stool") was the most intimate of an English monarch's courtiers, initially responsible...
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    peers of Henry or figures of importance in the government, who shared their duties with the Groom of the Stool and the Chief Gentleman of the Chamber...
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  • the Chamber Groom of the Robes Groom of the Stool, later named Groom of the Stole, the senior nobleman in attendance in the King's Bedchamber Groom,...
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     1750 19th Century thunderbox The Groom of the Stool was a high-ranking courtier who assisted the monarch with the close stool. Commode Potty chair Maria...
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  • uniliteral sign of ancient Egypt Golden Stool, throne of kings of the Ashanti people Groom of the Stool, the most intimate of an English monarch's courtiers Informant...
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  • televisions in place of their heads. The Skibidi Toilets, led by "G-Man" (canonically "G-Toilet"), threaten humanity. To counter them, the Cameramen and Speakermen...
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    equivalent is the close stool, hence the coveted and prestigious position Groom of the Stool for a courtier close to the monarch.) This piece of furniture...
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    Countess of Peterborough (also with title Groom of the Stool) 1688–1691: Elizabeth Herbert, Marchioness of Powis 1689–1694: Golstine, A. van During the 17th...
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    William Compton (courtier) (category Grooms of the Stool)
    Great Park Groom of the Stool 1510–1526 Constable of Gloucester Castle Constable of Sudeley Castle Constable of Warwick Castle Chancellor of Ireland, 1513–1516...
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  • Henry Norris (courtier) (category Grooms of the Stool)
    courtier who was Groom of the Stool in the privy chamber of King Henry VIII. While a close servant of the King, he also supported the faction in court...
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    Royal Household of: Groom of the Chamber, or of the Privy Chamber, Groom of the Robes, Groom of the Stool The meaning "man servant who attends to horses"...
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    Josh Widdicombe (category Alumni of the University of Manchester)
    1st Earl of Holland was a close friend of King Charles I, for whom he was Groom of the Stool. Through Mary, Widdicombe is a direct descendant of King Edward...
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  • Chamber, Groom of the Robes, Groom of the Stole, and Groom of the Stool. The English etymology for Groom comes from the East Anglian occupational name...
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  • the Hunt Great officers Groom of the Stool Herald Intendant The Royal Fool Keeper of the Privy Purse Keeper of the seal King of arms Knight -/ Earl Marshal...
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    houses of easement, but numbers were limited: in London towards the end of the 14th century, for instance, there were only 16 for a population of 30,000...
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    for Geoffrey Chaucer in the 1370s; but subsequently titles such as Groom of the Chamber, Groom of the Stool, and Groom of the Robes were used for people...
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    adapter, foot stool, or potty chair to ensure easy access for the child Encouraging and praising the child when they inform caregivers of their need to...
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    Anthony Denny (category Grooms of the Stool)
    1549) was Groom of the Stool to King Henry VIII of England, thus his closest courtier and confidant. In 1539 he was appointed a gentleman of the privy chamber...
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    Mistress of the Robes (the highest office in the royal court that could be held by a woman), Groom of the Stool, Keeper of the Privy Purse, and Ranger of Windsor...
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    setters in the emerging interest in deer stalking in Scotland." The Marquess expanded the original shooting lodge. He served as Groom of the Stool to Prince...
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  • own grooms of the chamber, known by various titles. See Valet de chambre for a fuller account. Groom of the Robes Groom of the Stool Gentleman of the Bedchamber...
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    offer was declined by Mary's groom of the stool, the Countess of Derby. Several days into the course of her illness, the smallpox lesions reportedly disappeared...
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    Canada. The velvet upholstered close stool used by William III is on display at Hampton Court Palace; see Groom of the Stool. Early versions of the "Elsan...
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  • 1511) of Osterley in Middlesex, was a courtier of Kings Henry VII and of the young Henry VIII. As Groom of the Stool to Henry VII, he was one of the King's...
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  • 2023–present Groom of the Stool Holman, Peter (1994). Henry Purcell. Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-19-816341-X. Thomas Purcell groom of the robes. Chalmers...
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    seat is a hinged unit consisting of a round or oval open seat, and usually a lid, which is bolted onto the bowl of a toilet used in a sitting position...
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    Duke of Dorset in the court position as Groom of the Stool to King George I, which he held until his death in 1722. He was also made a knight of the Order...
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  • This is a list of prominent people executed by the state during the reign of the Tudors. The list is not exhaustive....
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  • John West, 6th Baron De La Warr (category Grooms of the Stool)
    of his father in 1687. (His elder brother, Charles, MP for Andover, predeceased the 5th Baron in 1684.) In 1697, he was appointed Groom of the Stool to...
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    remained George's Groom of the Stool. Shrewsbury opposed the Whigs' attack on the previous Tory ministers and opposed their other policies in the Lords, making...
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