Anti-Saccharrites, a caricature by James Gillray from 1792, depicts King George III of England and his wife, Charlotte, drinking tea without sugar and urging their daughters to do the same.At one ...

Tea first arrived here in the early 1600s, and it was so expensive it was served in tiny cups. Then, along came a tea-loving royal, Charles II's queen-consort Catherine of Braganza, who made it ...

In 19th century Britain, keeping sugar out of tea became a political statement against slavery. The sugar boycott was no easy choice for the radical poet, who hated slavery but loved tea.