>>5216935Did you know coffee was introduced and popularised in England before tea was?
In fact tea was later added to the new 1650 London coffeehouses.
Coffee was far cheaper than tea as for a long time, tea was considered a luxury commodity available to only the wealthy.
It remained like this in continental Europe through most of the early 19th century, but thanks to the growth of the East India Company, by the late 18th century tea became cheaply available for all classes in England
