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Anyone who had political ambitions in the 16th century in England, during the reign of Henry VIII, should aspire to one of the most valuable – and degrading – positions in the court of the King: Cleaner of the back of the majesty.
In the autocracy of the time known as the House of Tudor, the political arena of England was not the Parliament, but the royal court. Becoming a courtier, not a member of Parliament, was a beginning of ascension within the royal family.
With the good contacts, which could be cultivated by being previously a "knight of the county", it was possible that a court official
Thus, a person occupying a junior position might impress the king or some factions working for him. These groups tended to be Protestant (Radical) or Catholic (Conservative) and were led by men such as Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
The more intimate and close the relationship with the king, the more easily the courtier became an important target of
In the den with lions
Whatever the palace used by Henry VIII, the center of the court was still his "private room." The "knights of the room" were paid for serving and being friends of the king.There were other more intimate subjects who, as well as "friends", also helped Henry 8. to dress. "clbad =" img img-responsive image- wide "/>
But there were other levels of proximity: the" masters of the body "had access in the hall of. the king They woke him up at 8 o'clock in the morning and controlled those who came in and out of the room at night. They also helped him to eat and change his jacket and trousers.
But the nearest position of the king was known as "stool groom", in reference to used furniture. by the king to do his needs. In other words, this guardian was responsible for cleaning the private parts of the king after his evacuation.
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Henry 8 sustains so much on this character that they call" the main gentlemen of the room ". [19659002FromthetimeofHenryVIIthosewhoheldthispositionalsomanagethepersonalfinancesofthekingAttheendofHenry'sreignitwasdecidedthattheroyalcourtwouldneedtoTothisendvariousplanshavebeendrawnuptowithdrawmoneyfromthenobility(therich"lownobility"composedofgentlemenindulgentdescendantsandkindfarmers)
In particular, some feudal rights of the king, many of which were forgotten, were applied to ambad more money.It was decided that the aristocracy would be heavily fined, for example
. In addition, children and adolescents who inherit property would be sequestrated and transformed into students. This meant that the Crown could administer property to his advantage until young people became adults – and they were incorporated into court employees.
Thus, changing the king's clothes or doing a less "edifying" job, such as cleaning up the feces from his bad, could make him a very powerful person, but he was also a
Henry's First "Stool Server" 8th
The first Henry 8th stool server was Sir William Compton (1482-1528), who held this position between 1509 and 1526.
His father died at the age of 11. In his capacity as heir, Compton became the pupil of Henry 7.
When he ascended the throne, Henry VIII designated his friend Compton as his official back wiper, and because of his intimacy with the king (and his influence), he became exceptionally rich.
In 1521, for example, he administered more property than all the courtiers badembled. Compton died of English sweat (also called Anglicus Sweat or Pale Sweat), a highly contagious and deadly disease that affected England at different times of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Who would purify the king?
Just like Compton, his successor, Sir Henry Norris (1490-1536) of Berkshire, was also a
In 1536 he became a "waiter of stools" and helped Anne Bolena, the second wife of Henry VIII, to become the leader of the Protestant faction.
In 1536, this faction advocated the use of money. but Thomas Cromwell, one of the most powerful and fervent defenders of the English Reformation and former ally of Anne Boleyn, wanted to give money to the king and for you.
Queen becomes a man again and becomes a threat to Cromwell, who plans his elimination.
as a "flirt" and at the time there were suspicions that she betrayed Henry 8.
Cromwell went after the evidence. One of them was a conversation between Norris and Anne in which she had heard a joke.
Cromwell then questioned court musician Mark Smeaton, who, perhaps under torture, confessed to having committed adultery with the Queen – and said that Norris and others were guilty [19659002OnMay11536Henry8andhisclosestcourtiersreceivedthenewsoftheallegedadultery"clbad="imgimg-responsiveimage-wide"/>
At the end of the month, courtiers Henry Norris, George Bolena (Ana's brother), Mark Smeaton, Francis Weston and William Brereton were beheaded for treason
The Last Assistant
The last to occupy the position of Henry's 8th stool was Sir Anthony Denny (1501-1549) .He was a radical Protestant who alluded to Cromwell and became a courtier in the years 1520.
When the Reit was about to die in 1547, Denny directed and controlled who could or could not find the monarch lying on the ground.
Denny was present with the king at the decisive moment of the end of his (19659002) Isabel 1ª, one of Henry VIII's successors, had not had the power of the Protestant faction after the death of the king. Feces server "to be a woman.The position came back with Jaime 1º with the name of Lord of Bedchamber – lord of the private alcove.Edd Dutton is an badociate professor of medicine at the University of California at Berkeley and Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, CA. Anthropology of Religions at the University of Oulu, Finland Have you ever watched our new videos on YouTube ? Subscribe to our channel!
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