The Historic Preservationist

Episode. 943. Tea Temperance And Health. 28.02.2026 9:35 ↓

With an alcoholic epidemic in Britain, tea drinking begins to diminish the problem, also tea becomes on its own for medicinal properties.

Episode. 942. Tea For The Workers. 28.02.2026 8:48 ↓

Tea elevated the workers spirits, elevating them to a higher psychological level, thus increasing their output .

Episode. 941. Children’s Teas. 28.02.2026 4:50 ↓

Children’s tea were ideal for birthdays, holidays and rewards at schools.

Episode. 940. Tea Gowns. 28.02.2026 6:13 ↓

By the 1890’s, all the top fashion houses of London and Paris were offering elaborate tea gowns.

Episode. 939. Royal Teas. 28.02.2026 4:43 ↓

How the aristocracy celebrated tea.

Episode. 938. Choosing The Right Skeleton Key. 25.02.2026 5:19 ↓

If you don’t have a plethora of keys, this episode will explain modifications of what’s available.

Episode. 937. Americas 250th Anniversary, City Tavern Timeline. 25.02.2026 5:07 ↓

A timeline of historical events.

Episode. 936. Americas 250th Anniversary, The City Tavern In Philadelphia. 25.02.2026 30:46 ↓

The rise and fall of the City Tavern, from conception to 19th century decline, to a fire and the than a total rebuilding for or nations Bicentennial.

Episode. 935. High Tea. 24.02.2026 9:03 ↓

High tea is a early-evening meal,5-6Pm, that combines hot hardy dishes with tea, served at a somewhat formal dining table.

Episode. 934. Tea-Parties For All Occasions. 24.02.2026 8:44 ↓

From children’s birthday tea parties to formal dress of tails and trains developed. Afternoon by the 1890s developed an etiquette of protocol.

Episode. 933. Afternoon Tea, A National Institution. 24.02.2026 10:06 ↓

The invention of afternoon Tea.

Episode. 932. Tea After Dinner. 23.02.2026 4:46 ↓

Two things began to happen, tea consumption began to increase due to the long gap between lunch and dinner and then used as an unwinding after dinner before guests would go home.

Episode. 931. Tea For Breakfast . 23.02.2026 6:26 ↓

By the late 19th tea for breakfast became a standard staple for all British classes

Episode. 930. Tea For Sale. 23.02.2026 9:57 ↓

The tea for sale spawned all new types of marketing ideas.

Episode. 929. Tea By Clipper Ship. 23.02.2026 6:03 ↓

Clipper ships race from China to Britain, these delivery races would create more publicity for advertising than the tea companies could.

Episode. 928. Tea From India And Ceylon. 23.02.2026 5:31 ↓

Breaking into the 19th century, a divide between Britain And China opened up new sources tea.

Episode. 927. Furniture and Tea Wares. 23.02.2026 17:50 ↓

Handsome tea tables, silver and China tea services tried to keep pace with Britains voracious hunger for tea.

Episode. 926. Tea In Spa Towns. Tea For Travelers. 23.02.2026 9:33 ↓

In Towns all across Britain , destination spa were adding specialized tea rooms. In the tea was no longer an upper-class beverage it was now a drink that everyone enjoyed all across Britain.

Episode. 925. Americas 250th Anniversary, CRITICAL THINKING 22.02.2026 28:28 ↓

The last 3 generations have become the stupidest we have ever raised, a treatise from this podcaster giving insight to this waxing problem and proposed solutions.

Episode. 924. Tea In The Coffee Houses And Pleasure Gardens. 22.02.2026 7:07 ↓

Tea invades coffee houses, every type of social strata, the type of Public houses they associated in, were effected by the tea craze

Episode. 923. Tea Houses. 22.02.2026 5:53 ↓

Traditional architectural rooms or free standing Folly’s, the creativity of a unique enclave for taking tea continued into the 19th century.

Episode. 922. Tea For Visitors. Tea For Parties. 22.02.2026 10:37 ↓

Tea became more and more fashionable that was offered when visitors came to the house, also for masquerades, musical entertainments and ridottos.

Episode.921. Tea For Breakfast Tea For Dinner. 22.02.2026 11:40 ↓

Morning tea becomes a huge ritual for the wealthy, for after dinner sometimes an entire new room was constructed for having tea.

Episode. 920. Tea At Breatfast. 21.02.2026 5:59 ↓

By the end of the 18th century, rich and poor would start off their day with tea.

Episode. 919. How And When Tea Was Drunk. 21.02.2026 4:16 ↓

Etiquette and rituals of Tea.