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247. Victorian Narcos: Tea Starts A Drug War (Ep 1)

39 min • 16 april 2025

How did the British taste for tea start a war over the right to sell drugs to China? When did tea become fashionable in Britain? How did the Dutch bring tea to India? 


William and Anita explore how the nation’s love of tea created a domino effect that led to the East India Company running a more prolific international drug cartel than Pablo Escobar…


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