[YouTube Drop] The Coffeehouse Revolution

How did coffee change England forever? In this episode, we trace
the rise of coffee houses from Oxford’s first shop in 1650 to
London’s bustling Cornhill, where pamphlets, politics, and
newspapers were brewed alongside the coffee. We’ll see why Charles
II tried to ban them, how the Women’s Petition Against Coffee
mocked them, and how Lloyd’s Coffee House gave birth to one of the
world’s great financial institutions. Coffee houses weren’t just
about caffeine. They were the birthplace of England’s public
sphere.

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