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The Groom of the Stool was a male servant in the household of the English monarch who was responsible for assisting the king in his toileting needs. [5] It is a matter of some debate as to whether the duties involved cleaning the king's anus, but the groom is known to have been responsible for supplying a bowl, water and towels and also for monitoring the king's diet and bowel movements [6 ...
King Henry never acknowledged them as he did in the case of Henry FitzRoy. [60] In 1525, as Henry grew more impatient with Catherine's inability to produce the male heir he desired, [ 61 ] [ 62 ] he became enamoured of Mary Boleyn's sister, Anne Boleyn , then a charismatic young woman of 25 in the Queen's entourage. [ 63 ]
Thomas Cromwell (/ ˈ k r ɒ m w əl,-w ɛ l /; [1] [a] c. 1485 – 28 July 1540), briefly Earl of Essex, was an English statesman and lawyer who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII from 1534 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king, who later blamed false charges for the execution.
A famous portrait of King Henry VIII, long considered lost, has been found after an art historian spotted it in the background of a photo shared on social media.. The painting in question was once ...
Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images Transforming into Henry VIII for the new movie Firebrand wasn’t an easy feat for Jude Law. Law, 51, described the “very long, slow” process of becoming the ...
Henry Norris (or Norreys) (c. 1482 – 17 May 1536) was an English 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 led by Queen Anne Boleyn , [ 1 ] and when Anne fell out of favour, he was among those accused of treason and adultery with her.
Thomas Culpeper (c. 1514 – 10 December 1541) was an English courtier and close friend of Henry VIII, and was related to two of his queens, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard. He is known a to have had many private meetings with Catherine during her marriage, though these may have involved political intrigue rather than sex.
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley – Master-General of the Ordnance, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Lord High Admiral, also was the husband of Henry VIII sixth wife and widow Catherine Parr and the brother of Henry's third wife Jane Seymour (1549) – beheaded for treason at Tower Hill during the reign of Edward VI of England [19]