The Devil's Drink That Toppled Kings

This is the dark history of coffee — a humble berry from the hills of Ethiopia that became the most feared drink on earth. Outlawed in Mecca, punishable by execution in the Ottoman court, and condemned by a king of England as a breeding ground for treason. But the rulers who tried to crush it had it exactly backwards: the coffeehouse became the engine room of the modern world — the birthplace of Lloyd's of London, the stock exchange, the Enlightenment, and the revolutions that brought kings and emperors crashing down. The drink they tried to kill helped topple them. Feared. Forbidden. Unstoppable. If you love the hidden history behind everyday objects, subscribe — there's a new one on the way. #History #Coffee #HiddenHistory #Documentary #DarkHistory