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.
![Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2018/04/4vtsga71.jpg)
Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596
Snell Home Services - John Harington devised England's first flushing toilet – called the Ajax (i.e., a "jakes", then a slang word for toilet). This forerunner to the modern flush toilet had
![SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G39TGD/sir-john-harington-english-courtier-and-writer-inventor-of-the-flush-G39TGD.jpg)
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
![SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/6/992b9e67e20240ff88aec9e5ff026186/g39tge.jpg)
SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596 Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596](http://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2018/04/ll-640x511.jpg)
Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington has a noble ancestor but not King of the North--John Harington invented the flush toilet in 1596
![English Historical Fiction Authors: Feeling a little flushed, dear?- the invention of the flush toilet. English Historical Fiction Authors: Feeling a little flushed, dear?- the invention of the flush toilet.](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-laLSvoWXTZA/T5VVcSW5o9I/AAAAAAAAAHk/KSrTPKGV-As/s1600/WC1.gif)