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How Coffee transformed the world

Did you know that the simple act of enjoying a cup of coffee has played a major role in shaping the world as we know it?

(A longer version of this article is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZIm2p04KvE )

Coffee originated in Ethiopia in the 9th century, and it quickly spread across the Arabian Peninsula. It wasn't long before it became popular throughout the Islamic world.

In the 15th century, coffee reached Europe and started a brewing revolution. Coffeehouses became the centers of social and intellectual gatherings, fostering lively discussions and the exchange of ideas.

But it wasn't just about stimulating conversation; coffee also had significant economic implications. It became a commodity that drove trade and colonization.

Coffee plantations started to emerge in various parts of the world. Countries like Brazil, Colombia, and Vietnam took advantage of the ideal climate and conditions to cultivate coffee beans on a large scale.

These plantations led to the growth of entire industries, providing jobs and livelihoods for millions of people worldwide. They also fueled technological advancements, from steam-powered machinery to modern packaging techniques.

Today, coffee is the second most traded commodity globally, after oil. It has become an essential part of modern society, with millions of people relying on it for their daily dose of energy and enjoyment.

So next time you sip on that aromatic cup of coffee, take a moment to appreciate the impact it has had on our world. Cheers to coffee revolutionizing the world's beverages!

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A page from history: 10 January 1645

A page from history: 10 January 1645

On 10 January 1645 Archbishop William Laud was killed at the Tower of London. He was the ninety-eight Archbishop of Canterbury. Before the start of the Civil War, William Laud was a religious adviser to King Charles I. He implemented unpopular religious reforms known as Laudianism. As many regarded them as too Catholic,  Laud made many enemies - especially amongst Puritan MPs in Parliament.In 1640, the Long Parliament accused Laud of High Treason, and in 1641 he was arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he spent the early years of the Civil War. In 1644, Laud was put on trial for treason, declared guilty (despite a lack of evidence) and executed on 10 January 1645.

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A page from history: 9 January 1669

A page from history: 9 January 1669

In his diary entry for 9 January 1669, Samuel Pepys writes “my Lord Brouncker, Mr. Wren, Joseph Williamson, and Captain Cocke, dined with me.” Lord Brouncker, a mathematician, was the first president of the Royal Society. Politician and writer Matthew Wren was also a prominent member of the Royal Society as well as The African Company. In other words, he was a supporter of the transatlantic slave trade. Joseph Williamson, a politician, was involved with the foundation of the London Gazette. He later became the second president of the Royal Society. Finally, Capt. George Cocke was a Baltic merchant and navy contractor. As an influential member of the Eastland Company, he dealt extensively in hemp and owned a tannery in Limerick. 

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A page from history: 8 January 1800

A page from history: 8 January 1800

(On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!)

On 8 January 1800 one of the first soup kitchens opened in East London. The forgotten poor of the city were given a hot meal several times a week, especially in the winter months when work was scarce. Churches and wealthy local benefactors mostly provided the means to set up these soup kitchens and distribute soup and bread. 

Over time, Spitalfields became known for its soup kitchens. For example, in Brick Lane was the Spitalfields Soup Society and the London Soup Kitchen for the Jewish Poor functioned on Brune Street. At the time, soup kitchens were possibly the only form of welfare in the society. In late-Victorian London, soup kitchens grew in number considerably. 

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A page from history: 7 January 1928

A page from history: 7 January 1928 

 (On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!) 

 On 7 January 1928 the River Thames flooded much of central London. After midnight the river burst its banks. In addition to many streets, building such as the Houses of Parliament, the Tate Gallery and the Tower of London were all swamped. Even the moat at the Tower of London was filled for the first time in decades. Christmas 1927 had seen heavy falls of snow in the Cotswolds where the Thames has its source. In the first days of 1928, a sudden thaw doubled the volume of water flowing down the Thames and in the early hours of 7 January, so many Londoners had to literally swim for their lives. At the time there had been no Thames Barrier to protect the city from tidal surges or even an early warning system to warn residents. Fourteen people drowned and thousands were made homeless.

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A page from history: 7 January 1871

A page from history: 7 January 1871 

 (On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!) 

 On 7 January 1871, the Builder published an article titled "Homes in the East of London" which gives us a glimpse of life in Wapping. (https://lnkd.in/g4Xv2iA) Historical records tell us that the parishes of Stepney and Whitechapel were created in 923 and 1321 respectively. Later in 1669 Shadwell was created and in 1694 Wapping was created from Whitechapel. Industrialisation affected Britain, especially towards the later eighteenth century. London became the economic hub of the country.  As a riverside hamlet , Wapping contributed significantly to economic development. During the 18th and 19th centuries, Wapping became the main port where ships offloaded cargo. It attracted seamen and manufacturers who were essential for carrying out buzzing maritime activity. https://lnkd.in/gy6vQgB

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A page from history: 6 January 1540

A page from history: 6 January 1540 

 (On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!) 

 On 6 January 1540, King Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves, or Anna von Jülich-Kleve-Berg. She was queen consort of England from 6 January to 9 July 1540 as the fourth wife of the king. The wedding, overseen by Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer, a leader of the English Reformation, took place in the Queen’s Closet at the Royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London. At the same palace on 28 June 1491 the King himself had been delivered from Elizabeth of York as her second son and prince. His first marriage to Katherine of Aragon on 11 June 1509 had also been held here. Henry was very unhappy about the marriage as he felt she differed greatly from her portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger. As Anne accepted the annulment, Henry granted her a generous settlement. https://lnkd.in/gqjJiKP

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A page from history: 6 January 1616

(On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!) 

 6 January 1616, Elizabethan theatrical entrepreneur and impresario Philip Henslowe died in London. His diary has been a primary source on the theatrical world of Renaissance London. If you have watched the Academy Award-winning movie Shakespeare in Love, you might then remember actor Geoffrey Rush portraying Philip Henslowe. While he lived in Southwark, he purchased several properties, including The Little Rose, which had rose gardens as well as a brothel. In 1587, it became The Rose, the first permanent playhouse in Bankside. You may be interested to know that in 1598 another group of entrepreneurs built the new Globe Theatre in Bankside.

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A page from history: 5 January 1771

A page from history: 5 January 1771 

(On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!) 

On 5 January 1771, Captain David Ferguson, master of the merchant-ship Betsey, was hanged in chains at Execution Dock in Wapping for the murder of his cabin-boy. By custom, all those sentenced to death by the Admiralty courts were hanged at Execution Dock (rather than Tyburn). This was located between Wapping Old Stairs (off Wapping High Street) and Wapping Dock Stairs in east London.  The gallows was erected on the foreshore at low tide and executions were timed to fit in with low tide. At the Admiralty sessions, held at the Old Bailey, on 17 December, 1770, David Ferguson, aged 26, was tried for the murder of his cabin-boy, a lad about thirteen years of age, during his voyage from Virginia to Antigua.

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A page from history: 5 January 1796

A page from history: 5 January 1796 

 (On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!) 

 On 5 January 1796, at a general meeting of the 'Merchants of London,' a group of of merchants, shippers and bankers drew up the plans for the London Dock Company.  They worked on specific plans for West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs and London Docks at Wapping. London's bustling maritime industry and the Port of London needed to improve how shipping and trading was undertaken.  It could, for example, take up to a month for a ship to unload its cargo. Many believed that  the new enclosed docks would be the answer. During the meeting, they agreed to form wet docks in Wapping and a canal from Blackwall. The meeting took place at London Tavern, an important meeting place for company directors and merchants. The tavern was located in Bishopsgate  (today, it'd be Nos. 1–3 Bishopsgate). https://lnkd.in/gw-wTCr

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A page from history: 4 January 1650 

 (On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!)

 In the 17th century, there were restrictions imposed on keeping gunpowder in London. Yet on 4 January 1650 an explosion caused much damage by Barking Church (today better know as All Hallows-by-the-Tower) in Tower Street. Barrels of gunpowder caught fire at a neighbourhood ship chandler (or a retailer who dealt in supplies or equipment for ships). The explosion destroyed about 60 houses and killed all their inhabitants. At the time, as there was a parish feast at the Rose Tavern next door, the number of fatalities increased greatly. The church was also badly damaged. Its west tower was rebuilt in 1658. hashtag#gunpowerder #1650 hashtag#London hashtag#AllHallows-by-the-Tower

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A page from history: 3 January 1911

A page from history: 2 January 1911

 (On professional networks such as LinkedIn we come across a wide range of job titles as well as companies. Occasionally, I’d like to share a page from the history of London. My aim is to get a better appreciation of how people worked and lived in old days and how those professions and organisations might be affecting our lives today. If you are reading today’s entry, hope you enjoy it!) 

 On 3 January 1911, the Siege of Sidney Street, or the Battle of Stepney, ended. A culmination of events dating back several months led to this deadly gunfight in the East End of London between Latvian revolutionaries and a combined police and army force. Many came to witness the events firsthand, including Winston Churchill, Home Secretary. Edwardian East End was crowded. And the Latvians under siege were not the only occupants of the house. It was the first siege in Britain to be caught on camera. You may watch historical footage on:  https://lnkd.in/gySgA4G 100 years on, Museum of London had a dedicated exhibition on the drama that shocked not only London, but also the country. https://lnkd.in/g4N2e_Q