Coffee and tea both landed in the British isles in the 1600s. In fact, java even got a head start of about a decade. And yet, a century later, tea was well on its way to becoming a daily habit for ...

The Colonisation of the New World 1600s ; In the late 16th century, Walter Raleigh's expeditions lead to the first settlement in America, at Chesapeake Bay in 1607. ... More British History.

British Newspapers, 1600-1950 is a comprehensive digital historic newspaper archive. It provides access to historic newspapers, newsbooks, ephemera and national & regional papers from British Isles.

Most of the 1600s — from the first settlements until the Atlantic seaboard was in full possession of the British — were years of constant conflict: colonists against the native Indians, colony ...

See how key events in British history have affected the size of the population. British Broadcasting Corporation Home. ... and there were steady increases during the 1600s and 1700s.

What a visiting Brit thought of early 1600s India. In ‘Courting India,’ Nandini Das examines the 17th-century diary of Thomas Roe, a central figure in the history of British colonialism in India ...