The true story behind England’s tea obsession
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A stiff upper lip and an almost genetic love of tea are what makes the English English. Except that the latter was actually influenced by a Portuguese woman.
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Original Title: TIL that Catherine of Braganza, wife of England’s King Charles II, used to sip tea as part of her daily routine, she came from Portugal where tea was already popular. The young queen’s habit of sipping tea made the beverage popular in England as a social drinkable rather than as a health tonic.