Zheng’s father, Koxinga (鄭成功) didn’t capture the Dutch East India Company’s Fort Zeelandia ... some obscure yet delightful nuggets of history, several of which have nothing whatsoever to do with tea.

Imperialism has been the most important force in world history for at least five ... largely precipitated when the London-based East India Tea Company, a giant trading monopoly, got a bail out ...

From a museum that lets children experiment to a tour through Goa’s famed Aguada jail, let’s ensure history isn’t limited to ...

Lower in caffeine than coffee yet rich in antioxidants, black tea is more than just a comforting morning ritual. With ...

The voyage started with the group embarking at the Kelani Ganga, then travelling via the Dutch canal into the Negombo lagoon, ...

Late President Ziaur Rahman is often credited with chanting “we revolt!” to galvanize the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Thus (formally) started our historic Liberation War against Pakistan that gave ...

YEAR EVENTS 1977 - The Company was incorporated ... group with overseas interests in tea, coffee, rubber, palm oil and live-stock operating in India, Kenya, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.

Without further ado, let’s get in to the history of this delightful ... In response to the new demand, the East India Company began to import tea to Britain, placing its first order in 1664.

Married into the royal family that ruled India for three centuries, Sultana Begum lives in penury in a cramped two-room hut ...

While London boasts some of the most famous museums and art galleries in the world, the rest of the UK is blessed with so ...

Shankill Bridge Club meets on Monday (except Bank Holiday Mondays) afternoons at 2pm in St. Anne’s Resource Centre. New ...