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    Mar 24, 2022 2 minutes

    Lloyd’s coffee house was particularly popular among sailors and shipowners for getting reliable shipping news

    1688

    LLOYD’S OF LONDON

    Edward Lloyd opens a London coffeehouse, and his establishment is frequented by many wealthy merchants and insurance representatives. Their discussions prompt the beginnings of the modern worldwide insurance company that came to be known as Lloyd’s of London.

    1690

    DUTCH SMUGGLING

    Pieter van den Broecke, an agent of the Dutch East India Company, smuggles coffee beans

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