Afternoon tea is a quintessential British tradition, combining elegance and indulgence with a selection of finger sandwiches, scones, and sweet treats. Served with perfectly brewed tea, it’s the ...

This and other incidents led the British army to outfit, as soon as 1945, new Centurion tanks with "boiling vessels," special water boilers that allowed for shorter and safer tea and food breaks ...

A Hindu servant serves tea to a European colonial woman in the early 20th century. The British habit of adding tea to sugar wasn't merely a matter of taste: It also helped steer the course of history.

Economic Policy The slow death of the most British thing there is May 4, 2016 More than 9 years ago Summary (Rachel Orr/The Washington Post; iStock illustration) By Roberto A. Ferdman ...

It seems that tea doesn’t taste quite so good at 35,000 feet. Now British Airways and a British tea company, Twinings, have joined forces to produce a special tea for high fliers.

The rise of tea and sugar as a power duo was a boon for British government coffers. By the mid-1700s, tea imports accounted for one-tenth of overall tax income, says Laudan, a visiting professor ...