I thought he injured his leg jousting, but my daughter thinks he was vain about his calves and the wound was a combination of gout and too-tight garters.
Recall More (?) flattering his “shapely calves”? I wonder if groom Culpepper was the weilder of the royal butt-swab. Seems only fair.
Yes, funny enough I just read about that two seconds ago trying to find more info. They aren’t exactly sure of the reason, but have several theories. Here’s what I found:
They said in the Tudor Jobs show that Groom of the Stool was a very coveted job, but one groom got caught up in the Anne Boleyn deal and it didn’t end up so well for him.
Weilder=wielder
As I recall, welding buttocks was reserved for north country rebels, certainly not King Hank.