Chocolate

Chocolate is not a basic necessity, but it is infinitely and almost universally desirable.

Most cannot imagine a world without a bar of Cadbury's Dairy Milk.

Chocolate has truly revolutionised British society even in the past 100 years. Yet, 400 years ago chocolate was not considered worthy of human digestion.

Delve into the history of chocolate from its beginnings in Meso-America to its evolution into the Cadbury's bar we know today and find out how exactly chocolate changed British culture.

1300-1500

Mayan and Aztec Tribes first consume chocolate

1528

Heres Cortes brings the cocoa bean back to Europe

1492

Discovery of the New Worlds by the Spanish. Heres Cortes responsible for the discovery of the cocoa bean

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Early History

Explore the early history of chocolate, its discovery and use under the Aztec tribe.

Chocolate Houses

From the eighteenth century onwards, chocolate was the most sought after luxury. Explore the chocolate house phenomenon.

Discovery

Learn about its discovery by the Spanish and its introduction to England.

Chocolate Companies

Discover how 'eating chocolate' invented and by who.

To fully understand Britain's relationship to certain foods in the eighteenth century, first explore the three words that sum up the lifestyle of the urban elite.

Discover the history of sugar and how it influenced Britain's social and cultural life.

Learn where spices originated, how and why Europeans used spice in their daily life.

Eighteenth Century

Society

Sugar

Spices