History of black tea development in England
The British are renowned world wide for the passion about tea. In 1662 when princess Catherine from Portuguese married King Charles, she brought several crates of Chinese black tea as a dowry. That introduced black tea to the British palace, and since that time it has been an indispensable part of the life of British royalty. Supposedly (and quite likely!) the first thing the British Queen does every day is drink a cup of black tea.