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Tea drinking has changed dramatically since Samuel Pepys drank the first recorded cup of tea in 1660. Initially, tea was consumed by men in coffee houses and by women in the home following a strict code of conduct, and tea was so expensive that only the extremely wealthy could afford it.

Today however, tea holds a unique position in British culture; it is hard to imagine the British without their afternoon cuppa. This lively and beautifully illustrated book tells the story of how tea has become Britain''s national drink.



Table of Contents
?Introduction /A New Luxury /Tea in the Eighteenth Century /Tea Democratised /Modern-day Tea Drinking /Further Reading /Index

Tea and Tea Drinking No 600 Shire Library

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 10/10/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780747807940, 978-0747807940
      ISBN10: 0747807949

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Tea drinking has changed dramatically since Samuel Pepys drank the first recorded cup of tea in 1660. Initially, tea was consumed by men in coffee houses and by women in the home following a strict code of conduct, and tea was so expensive that only the extremely wealthy could afford it.

      Today however, tea holds a unique position in British culture; it is hard to imagine the British without their afternoon cuppa. This lively and beautifully illustrated book tells the story of how tea has become Britain''s national drink.



      Table of Contents
      ?Introduction /A New Luxury /Tea in the Eighteenth Century /Tea Democratised /Modern-day Tea Drinking /Further Reading /Index

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