Saddled with a lot of debt and even bigger inventories, the East India Company needed to unload a lot of tea. So Parliament lowered the tax on company-owned tea and let the company undercut the ...

The captain of the Dartmouth unknowingly filled his ship with the now infamous British East India Company tea. As the Dartmouth set sail to Boston, The Sons of Liberty were already rallying the ...

The Latin motto on the bucket translates to “Friendship in Times of Distress.” Patriots created new economic networks by forming agreements not to use imported British commodities, such as fine ...

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 ...

The path forward hinges on recognising the interdependence that trade fosters. As India and China navigate an increasingly ...

One of the most controversial acts passed was the 1773 Tea Act in May, which allowed the British East India Company to sell tea to the colonies duty-free and cheaper than other tea companies ...

Meal times in Indian households are almost sacred, with calories often being the last thing on people’s minds. In a typical ...

Wealthy Indian bankers, such as the Jagat Seths and Virji Vora, played pivotal roles in enabling colonial invasions. Their ...

Nearly two centuries on, Grant’s great-great-great-granddaughter — five generations down the line — and other members of the ...

A chance meeting with a solo foreign adventurer helped me reflect on Pakistan’s enchanting beauty in new light ...

[to Tea seller] Can I have a single tea ... quick to respond to the consumers' changing tastes. Speaker 3: The East India Company would report back regularly after every shipment to Britain ...

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