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Coffee history: everything you wanted to know

Coffee history: everything you wanted to know

Jonathan Morris answers listener questions on the history of the caffeinated beverage, from when and where it was first drunk, to how coffee houses conquered the world

Rob Attar

Published: June 18, 2023 at 6:10 AM

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From Sufi mystics in 16th-century Yemen to hipster baristas in cities across the world today, the history of this caffeinated beverage is a long and fascinating one. For our latest everything you wanted to know episode, Rob Attar is joined by Professor Jonathan Morris to explain how coffee and coffee houses conquered the world – and why you shouldn’t order a latte in Milan.

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Rob AttarHead of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine

Rob Attar is head of content and editor of HistoryExtra magazine