Tea History

 
Dec '08
How Afternoon Tea was 'Invented'
If you're looking for a break during your busy holiday season, why not host an Afternoon Tea? It's easy and affordable with simple elegance. Learn more about this English tea tradition in this article and feel free to share your knowledge at your next tea party!
Jane Pettigrew
Oct '06
History of Adagio Teas
Learn about Adagio Teas' origin and where we're headed
Amanda Shcwarz
Feb '06
Sharing Tea: The Essence of Hospitality
The sharing of tea provides nourishment, creates comfort, and puts all at ease.
Donna Fellman & Lhasha Tizer
Oct '05
Multiple Infusions and the National Archives
In all the tales in the tome of tea, there is no sadder chapter than that of the Opium Wars.
Chris Cason
Jul '05
America's Contribution to Tea: Convenience
A primer portraying American progress in the world of tea.
Chris Cason
Oct '03
Teas of Yore: Bohea, Hyson and Congou
A study of tea terms prevalent in 18th Century poetry.
Diana Rosen
Aug '03
Jenaer Glas: A Story Made of Glass
Jenaer's early history and present-day accomplishments.
Michael Cramer
Jun '03
Bootleg Tea
The tale of turmoil of the early years of the tea trade.
James Norwood Pratt
Apr '03
Darjeeling: Sultan's Tea
Learn about the history of India�s teas of Darjeeling.
James Norwood Pratt
Nov '02
Empire Brewed from Tea Leaves
Tea's contribution to the growth of the British Empire.
James Norwood Pratt
Sep '02
Buddha's Tea
How Buddha spread tea to Japan, Korea and rest of Asia.
James Norwood Pratt
Jun '02
Korea: The Other Tea Country
The story of tea and accompanying ceremonies in Korea.
Diana Rosen
May '02
The Dutch Invent 'Orange Pekoe'
Holland’s role in the tea trade and worldwide confusion.
James Norwood Pratt
Apr '02
How Ch'a Became Tea
A study of the mosaic of tea names originating in China.
James Norwood Pratt
Mar '02
The Original Book of Tea
Literary review of Lu Yu's ancient bestseller
James Norwood Pratt
Feb '02
Sir Tea
T. J. Lipton's radical transformation of the world of tea.
James Norwood Pratt
Jan '02
China's Downfall
China tea’s descent from indispensable to superfluous.
James Norwood Pratt
Dec '01
Brewing Up American Pride: Charleston Tea
The story of America's only tea plantation in S. Carolina.
Martha Bowes
Nov '01
Tea & Steam: An Industrial Revolution
How modern production reshaped the industry of tea.
James Norwood Pratt
Jul '01
Waltz Around a Tea Table
Victorian England’s fashionable accompaniment to tea.
Jane Pettigrew
Jun '01
China's China
Another beautiful gift from China to the world: porcelain.
James Norwood Pratt
May '01
Trading Tea for Opium
How England’s love of tea lead to control of Hong Kong.
James Norwood Pratt
Apr '01
The Things People Said...
Our fickle feelings on tea as inspired through the ages.
Jane Pettigrew
Apr '01
Taxation Without Representation, Part II
How tea helped catalyze the American Revolution, Part II
James Norwood Pratt
Mar '01
Taxation Without Representation
How tea helped catalyze the American Revolution.
James Norwood Pratt
Feb '01
Coffeehouses & Tea Gardens
Societal meeting places in Eighteenth Century England.
James Norwood Pratt
Feb '01
The Age of Clippers
Why Sleek vessels raced to deliver new season's crop.
Jane Pettigrew
Dec '00
Russia Discovers Tea... and a Somovar
Russia’s love of tea, becoming China's biggest customer.
James Norwood Pratt
Dec '00
How Afternoon Tea was 'Invented'
English tea rituals evolve into a world-famous ceremony.
Jane Pettigrew
Nov '00
Tea's Arrival in Europe
The Dutch East India Company introduces tea to Europe.
James Norwood Pratt
Oct '00
John Company and Tea's Arrival in England
The fortuitous origins of the British East India Company.
James Norwood Pratt
Sep '00
All the Tea in China
China's loss of domination over the past quarter century.
Bridget D. Farrell
Sep '00
Tea and the Guillotine
The King's head and other French Revolution casualties.
Karen Burns
Sep '00
Taylor, Lipton & the Birth of Ceylon Tea
How Sri Lanka transformed from coffee to a tea leader.
Jane Pettigrew
Aug '00
The Origins of Indian Tea
How China's monopoly on tea trade was finally broken.
Jane Pettigrew
Aug '00
Women's Place in Tea History
A history of tea from a feminine point of view.
Eve Hill

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