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We may think of tea as the consummately English beverage, but, even there, it is an acquired taste. The first reference connecting England and tea comes from the wedding of Charles II in 1662. Catherine de Braganza of Portugal tired of waiting at the church for her groom and retired to drink tea on her barge. A refreshing palliative for a queen, the history of tea reaches far back into Chinese history where it has enjoyed high ceremonial status for a thousand years. In Celebrating Tea, Ragna Tischler Goddard shows and described tea and tea implements from an international perspective. Delicious!