Part 2 of the Ghastly Truth About Life in the Middle Ages

Get another animated look at what made life so different in Tudor England, brought to you by The Tudors, premiering Sunday, March 30, at 9PM ET/PT only on Showtime.

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[Hotshotter3000]

umm, the groom of the stool (the guy who wiped the kings ass after he finished his business) was NOT a common servant. As hard to believe as it may, it was actually a very coveted position (because you get to be alone with the king for a while, something few people were able to do) and in order to get the position, you had to be a nobleman in order to be considered, not some commoner.

[DuttyGyal718]

Thank god for toilets, toilet paper, and bathrooms with locked doors eh?

[posyanne64]

Before the days of rubber gloves too !!!

[DarkSecret48]

LMAO this comment page is funny!!!! :D

[RandyAKing]

wipe him??? omg

[Aleksei5055]

@Hotshotter3000 still equally gross!

[SolidSnake3131]

Could someone wipe my royal regions?

[QueenWaterLily]

Thanks fucking god for colgate and modern day dentistry

[Fetch26291]

@Hotshotter3000 They described that detail on 'The Worst Jobs in History'. A commoner touching the King? UNTHINKABLE! Even for a noble, actually touching royalty was just not usually done. So the Groom of the Stool got a VERY big honor. Even if his job did stink a bit.

[MsNightwatch7]

I will always brush my teeth. I feel so lucky having toothbrush and THOOTHPASTE which includes lovely natrium

[binkyawesome]

well then....

[HistoryBuff75]

I remember one episode where a towel boy had to kneel down before King Henry while he wanked.