[1] The prior jester of record, Muckle John, vacated the position shortly after his employer, King Charles I of England, was beheaded in 1649.
After the question was raised in Parliament, Kester's title was amended to "English Heritage Jester".
[2] Nigel Roder is currently working throughout the United Kingdom as an entertainer both in his jester role and as a teacher of circus skills workshops.
[4] Nigel Roder is on the Board of Directors of CircusWorks,[5] the network for youth circus in the UK.
As part of this he has helped organise specialist workshops and the youth circus show at the British Juggling Conventions 2014 and 2015.