The first Europeans to bring tea back to Europe by sea were sailors operating for the Dutch East India Company in the early 17th century. From the Netherlands, tea spread to France, where it ...

4. Legendary tea hunter Robert Fortune In the 17th century a breakdown in diplomatic and trade relations with China ceased trade and the British had to look for tea supply elsewhere. The East ...

Let’s take a look back at the history of tea in Poland. The earliest mentions of tea in Poland date back to the 17th century. King Jan Kazimierz is said to have sought advice from his French wife, ...