The first modern flushable toilet was invented in 1596 by Sir John Harrington who installed one for his godmother, Elizabeth I.
Occasionally, some brave knights would conduct sneak attacks by entering the castle via the shaft connected to the garderobe. Throughout history, there have been a number of famous people who died on the toilet. Several of them were stabbed from below while in the process of defecating.
These people include King Edmund II of England (30 November 1016), Jaromír Duke of Bohemia (4 November 1035), Godfrey IV Duke of Lower Lorraine (circa. 26-27 February 1076), Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (4 August 1306) and Uesugi Kenshin (19 April 1578).
Several of them were stabbed from below while in the process of defecating.
Now that’s just cruel.
You gotta think how many of them knew they were stabbed. I bet at least one conflated it with a bad lunch.
Sounds like a job for a skilled archer.
These are called the ‘Trickle down effect’ toilets
Mrs. Pants: But what about the privies?
Blackadder: Um, well, what we are talking about in privy terms is the latest in front wall fresh air orifices combined with a wide capacity gutter installation below.
Mrs. Pants: You mean you crap out the window?
Blackadder: Yes.
Mrs. Pants: Well in that case we’ll definitely take it. I can’t stand those dirty indoor things.
I heard that the system evolved to closed walls beneath the toilets so you couldn’t see the enormous shit staines on the walls. Also minimized the risk of being stabbed through your poopoohole…
