Military Plumbing - Throwback Thursday: The flushing toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harington, an English courtier and the godson of Queen Elizabeth I. This is where we get the
Fusion Plumbing & Heating - Did You Know... Sir John Harrington, Godson of Queen Elizabeth, invented the first flush toilet in 1596? Hence why people call it "The John". Now You Know-Vember.
![Robert Peake the Elder | Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Robert Peake the Elder | Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ep/original/DP169396.jpg)
Robert Peake the Elder | Henry Frederick (1594–1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592–1614), in the Hunting Field | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Water Closet. From Sir John Harington 'The Metamorphosis of Ajax', 1556. Harrington installed a water closet Water Closet. From Sir John Harington 'The Metamorphosis of Ajax', 1556. Harrington installed a water closet](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/D966M0/water-closet-from-sir-john-harington-the-metamorphosis-of-ajax-1556-D966M0.jpg)