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Tea And The British: A Nation Steeped In Ritual

by Robin Wickens
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798197602732
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 218
  • Original Price: GBP 13.39
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 300 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century

Why does Britain respond to almost every crisis with:
"Put the kettle on?"

Tea And The British: A Nation Steeped In Ritual is a warm, witty and deeply atmospheric exploration of how tea became woven into the emotional identity of Britain itself.

More than a history of a drink, this richly layered cultural journey uncovers the hidden rituals, quiet comforts and everyday traditions built around tea across centuries of British life.

From aristocratic drawing rooms and dangerous smuggling routes to wartime shelters, builders' cabins and lonely midnight kitchens, tea has accompanied Britain through hardship, humour, grief and resilience with astonishing consistency.

Inside this immersive long-form manuscript you will discover:

The arrival of tea on British shores

Tea smuggling gangs and secret coastal trade routes

Victorian afternoon tea and British class rituals

Builders' tea and workplace tea diplomacy

Tea during wartime bombing and national crisis

The emotional role of tea in grief and loneliness

Britain's obsession with biscuits and dunking

Regional tea traditions across England, Scotland and Wales

The tea lady and lost workplace rituals

Modern multicultural tea culture and chai traditions

The psychology behind Britain's endless kettle-boiling instinct

Blending humour, social history, nostalgia and emotional storytelling, Tea And The British reveals how one simple ritual became one of Britain's quietest forms of survival.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

British social history

Cosy nonfiction

Tea and food culture

Observational humour

British traditions and customs

Nostalgic storytelling

Weather-related emotional resilience

Funny, thoughtful and deeply human, this book celebrates the ordinary moments that quietly hold people together.

Because in Britain, tea was never only tea.

It became care poured into a cup.

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