For generations, women have been the backbone of Assam’s tea industry, enduring harsh conditions, exploitation, and low wages ...
In Assam, two Scottish brothers, Robert and Charles Bruce (both are buried in a Tezpur church), became the first Britishers ...
People thought the drink was tea-rrific and couldn’t get enough. In response to the new demand, the East India Company began to import tea to Britain, placing its first order in 1664.
Market Square in Providence to protest British rule. Now, their role in fanning the flames of revolution is being recog ...
The East India Company placed its first order for tea in 1664 – it could only be bought from China at the time and the Company had a monopoly. It quickly became the Englishman’s afternoon ...
Twelve Smyth County students connected with women who more than 250 years ago took part in protests that led to the American Revolution.