The Groom Porter was an office at the royal court of the monarch of Britain, who had "the Inspection of the King's Lodgings, and takes care that they are...

English as porter Groom Porter, official in charge of gambling in the Tudor court; the owner or operator of a gaming hall Hospital porter, an assistant...

closer access and were usually held by the well-born, often knights. The "Groom-Porter"'s job was to "regulate all matters to do with gaming" at court, providing...

Harry Powlett had become Duke of Bolton in July. Paulet was appointed as Groom Porter to King George III on 23 December 1765, holding the office until it was...

employed as a groom-porter in a nobleman's household for some of that time – a later document refers to him as "Glapthorne the Porter" – but there is...

Ceremonies Master of the King's Music Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales Groom Porter Piper to the Sovereign Piper to the Queen Mother Serjeant Painter Principal...

Europe - he made his way as a courtier being appointed to the post of Groom Porter by Queen Anne in 1705. As such, he was responsible for licensing all...

lists the "lawes at Mawe", in reality penalties for infractions. The Groom Porter was the officer responsible for games at the royal court of James I....

Ceremonies Master of the King's Music Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales Groom Porter Piper to the Sovereign Piper to the Queen Mother Serjeant Painter Principal...

around 1650 and the earliest written rules of 1576, the incomplete "Groom Porter's lawes at Mawe," may have originated from Scotland. James VI was recorded...