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How the Taste for Tea Created the Tea Clippers

Posted on July 20, 2017 by seamarsh

Tea reached Europe from China around 1560 on Portuguese and Dutch ships, but it was a latecomer to England. In London, coffee was the drink of choice among businessmen and Edward Lloyd’s coffee house became the center of shipping insurance. … Continue reading →

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