The Boston Tea Party: A Prelude to Independence

On 16 December 1773, American colonists boldly resisted British tyranny by staging the Boston Tea Party. Disguised as Mohawk Indians, the Sons of Liberty boarded British ships and dumped 46 tonnes of tea into Boston Harbour. This act of defiance was a direct response to the Tea Act, which imposed unfair taxes and threatened colonial merchants' livelihoods. The Boston Tea Party ignited a fire of resistance that set the colonies on a path towards independence.

The repercussions were swift. The British government's punitive Intolerable Acts only strengthened the resolve of the colonies, leading to the formation of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and unifying the quest for self-governance and freedom.

The Boston Tea Party Replica Tea Chest 15 x 2.5g Pyramid sachets

This Limited-Edition replica tea chest contains 15 individually enveloped pyramid sachets and a booklet with the story of The Boston Tea Party.

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The Boston Tea Party Loose Leaf Black Tea Caddy 100g

A full-bodied and exotically smoky blend of tea that celebrates the teas thrown overboard during the famous Boston Tea Party in 1773.

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Merging history with literary fantasy

Nearly 100 years later, in 1865, Lewis Carroll published the timeless classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, featuring the whimsical Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.To commemorate these anniversaries, British artist Rory Dobner creatively links the two by reimagining the Mad Hatter's Tea Party aboard a British ship in Boston Harbour, merging history with literary fantasy.

This year also marks a truly momentous occasion – the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, an event which helped shape and define the America we know today, and in which the East India Company played an unknowingly but significant part. It was, in fact, 342 chests of East India Company tea that was dumped into the Boston harbour waters from The East India Company ships. Read the story.

Alice's Tea Party

Discover the characters as we join the motley crew gathered on deck on the 17th December, the morning after the Sons of Liberty had made their peaceful protest. As the harbour waters gently infuse with over 40 tonnes of East India Company tea, the Mad Hatter, Dormouse, March Hare and Alice reflect on last night’s events over a refreshing brew of their own.