#John Harington

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JOHN HARINGTON

JOHN HARINGTON

1560-1612

            John Harington invented the first flushing toilet and is related to actor Kit Harington

John Harington was an English courtier as well as Queen Elizabeth I’s godson (she had 102 godchildren). He was best known for inventing the first flushing toilet which was called the Ajax (“jakes”). The first flushing toilet was installed at his home in Kelston.

            Harington was a prominent figure at the royal court and was known for speaking his mind and getting banished from court numerous times for his controversial writing. One time he was banished because the Queen found his writing to be too racy and another time he wrote about Robert Dudley, who was the Queen’s favourite. Even though Harington could fuel the Queen’s anger he continued to remain in favour at court until her death.

            Harington wasn’t happy at the court of King James I, he disliked how both men and women would often be drunk. In 1606, Sir Robert Cecil (William Cecil’s son) attempted to put on a masque for King Christian IV of Denmark who was visiting. Harington noted that the play was a disaster as the performers were too drunk to even stand up and many fell over.

            In 2017, Kit Harington who played Jon Snow on Game of Thrones revealed that he is related to Harington. Kit has said, "[John Harrington] also wrote the queen a lot of bad poetry. I've inherited the bad poetry genes, but not the inventor genes.”

            It is believed that the term ‘the john’ was used long before John Harington invented the flushing toilet.

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The Throne of John Harington

Known in the royal court as Queen Elizabeth I‘s “saucy godson”, John Harington is remembered for his writing, particularly the first description of a flush toilet installed in his house at Kelston. Born in London but baptised in Somerset on 4th August 1560, Harington was the son of poet John Harington of Stepney (d. 1582) and his second wife Isabella Markham (1527-79), a gentlewoman of Elizabeth…

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Sir John Harington telling the story of his life: “I created poo… and poo created pee.”

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KIT HARINGTON • The Death & Life of John F. Donovan 2018 • Semi Autobiographical • dir. Xavier Dolan

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Photoshoots of the cast of Game of Thrones

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Kit Harington and Emilia Clarke

Saturday Night Live

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A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249 (BBC, 2023)

"Well, I've given you my opinion. I stand flat-footed upon the ground and there I must remain. The world is big enough for us; no ghosts need apply."

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Favorite Daddy’s To Serve Me 2

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Game of Thrones Cast (2019)

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𝔾𝕒𝕞𝕖 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕠𝕟𝕖𝕤

John Bradley as 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 × Kit Harington as 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐧𝐨𝐰 × Josef Altin as 𝐏𝐲𝐩 × Mark Stanley as 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐧 (sh. David Benioff, Daniel Weiss / S01 / 2011)

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•Queer Filmography •

My Own Private Idaho / The Death & Life of John F. Donovan

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Note: Even though he was on the list, I skipped over Rob Wiethoff. While it’d be cool to have the original VA reprise the role, Rob is apparently semi-retired from acting. Also, knowing Hollywood, he’d probably just have a cameo/minor role as a different character anyways, especially since he doesn’t look like John Marston and the studio would want an A/B-list actor in the role. Same thing happened with Troy and Ashley in HBO’s “The Last of Us”.

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Yep. Thick coats, warm gloves, and sturdy boots won't do anything to keep you from losing heat through your head.

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Lot No 249 — introducing a Christmas ghost story

Lot No 249 — introducing a Christmas ghost story

The BBC has interviews with the cast / creators of Christmas ghost story Lot No 249. It’s another Mark Gatiss adaptation, this time an Arthur Conan Doyle tale. 1881. Old College, Oxford plays host to three very different young academics: Abercrombie Smith, a model of Victorian manhood, clean of limb and sound of mind; Monkhouse Lee, a delicate and unworldly student from Siam; and the strange and…

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