The first modern flushable toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harrington. He installed one for his godmother, Queen Elizabeth I

Kane Khanh | Archeaology
August 20, 2023
The first modern flushable toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harrington. He installed one for his godmother, Queen Elizabeth I.
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 His invention included a water tank and a flush valve. However, the flush toilet wouldn’t become popular for another 250 years. Most toilets in Medieval Europe were either holes in the ground, communal outhouses, or chamber pots.
The first modern flushable toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harrington. He installed one for his godmother, Queen Elizabeth I. The invention included a water tank and a flush valve.
If you were fortunate and born into considerable wealth, you might have used a garderobe (derived from the French word for “wardrobe”). These were small rooms built adjacent to the walls of medieval castles. The toilet was connected to a vertical shaft that extended down to the groundFlush Toilet - WH1 Sem1: European Renaissance

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