Welcome to AirNManky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

just waiting for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

Not every job is glamorous.

The person who cleans the horse stables or mops the floor at a football stadium doesn't

win any awards.

They aren't lauded for their efforts despite their necessity.

Some jobs are thankless, even though without them, things would get pretty bad.

And it's been that way for a very long time.

Some jobs during the 16th century seemed less than desirable.

Certain individuals were tasked with helping kings and queens in intimate and unpleasant

ways.

Queens often had women of the bed chamber who would assist them in daily duties, like

getting dressed or drawing a bath.

A lady of the bed chamber would also act as a confidant and a personal assistant.

Kings had a similar arrangement with someone entitled The Grume of the Stool.

Like a woman of the bed chamber, the groom of the stool would help the king wash up and

put on his clothes, but he also had another duty, which involved helping him onto his throne.

And you're not thinking of the right throne at this moment.

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