Gift Card Story
Nov 16 , 2022
The East India Company merchants were adventurers and pioneers, intent on exploring trade and discovering the most interesting and flavourful ingre...
Porcelain: From China to Europe
Jun 15 , 2022
The Chinese have been crafting porcelain for over 1000 years before The East India Company even arrived in China in 1637, when their east-west trad...
Porcelain: From Chinoiserie to Brown Betty
Jun 15 , 2022
The British and European appetite for beautifully designed porcelain had been well and truly whetted, with Chinese artisans enjoying great populari...
Legend: Emperor Wan Tu Discovers Tea
Jun 14 , 2022
Extract taken from “The East India Company Book of Tea” by Anthony Wild. There are many legends about the discovery of tea, none of which have soli...
Trade and Spice
Jun 10 , 2022
Spices and the spice trade have been an enormous influence in global political, social, and economic developments for over 1000 years. They were co...
The Story of Marmalade
Jun 10 , 2022
Paddington Bear and the officers of the original East India Company had one thing in common – a love of marmalade on voyage. Britain has long been ...
Tea Breaks & Tea Ladies
Jun 08 , 2022
In the early years of the 1600s, The East India Company was run out of the private residence. When East India House was opened as the new Headquart...
A Typical Day at Sea?
Jun 08 , 2022
The East India Company was one of England’s most powerful trading companies. It shipped goods in great quantities from Asia to England, such as val...