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A detailed British English history of tea in Britain, from East India Company trade, taxation and empire to afternoon tea, professional blending and the documented London heritage of ASHBYS OF LONDON.

British Tea — Four Centuries of a Nation's Drink The Arrival: 1657–1700 Tea first appeared for sale in England around 1657, at the coffee house of Thomas Garway in Exchange Alley, in the City of London. It was marketed as a medicinal cur...