The Tudor Age - Tudor Tuesday Did you know that Sir John Harington, courtier to Elizabeth I, invented the first flushing toilet in England? He called it the 'Ajax' after the slang
Honey Bee Plumbing - TRIVIA: The first flushing toilet was invented by John Harington in 1596, an English courtier and the godson of Queen Elizabeth I. He was a poet. Many say
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SIR JOHN HARINGTON English courtier and writer; inventor of the flush toilet Date: 1561 - 1612 Stock Photo - Alamy
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