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A Dark History of Tea

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Uncovers tea's dark history, from empire-building and opium smuggling to cultural traditions and seduction.

A Dark History of Tea explores our long relationship with this most revered of hot beverages. Renowned food historian Seren Charrington-Hollins digs into the history of one of the world’s oldest drinks, tracing the significance of tea on the tables of both the wealthy and the working classes.

This humble herbal infusion has been used in burial rituals and as a dowry payment for aristocr...