John Harrington was flush with success in the 1590s with his invention of one of these that flushed
He 
installed one for his godmother Elizabeth I of England at Richmond ... Around this 
time, Harington also devised Britain's first flushing toilet  called the... [DOC] [TLE] Flushed with pride | The Economist [PAR] Sep 1, 2012 ... ... odours, flush toilets have changed little since Sir John Harington installed one 
in Richmond Palace for Queen Elizabeth I in the late 1590s.