Sir Walter Ralegh is often credited with introducing tobacco into England after he'd travelled to the New World, but this is a myth. I decided to look into the history of tobacco and research how it came to England and how it became popular.
Notes and Sources
- A brief history of smoking - https://www.cancercouncil.com.au/31899/uncategorized/a-brief-history-of-smoking/
- Stubbed out: the rise and fall(?) of smoking in Britain - http://broughttolife.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/themes/publichealth/smoking
- History of Tobacco - http://academic.udayton.edu/health/syllabi/tobacco/history.htm
- Introduction of Tobacco to England - https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Introduction-of-Tobacco-to-England/
- Tobacco or health 1602: an Elizabethan doctor speaks - https://academic.oup.com/her/article/20/1/101/632608
- The European Tobacco Trade from the 15th to the 17th Centuries - https://www.lib.umn.edu/bell/tradeproducts/tobacco
- Elizabethan Tobacco - http://faculty.tnstate.edu/smcurtis/Elizabethan%20Tobacco.htm
- Tobacco timeline - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/the-timeline-tobacco-2181071.html
- How Europe Fell in Love with Tobacco - http://www.beyondtoscano.com/ilsigarodellasera/how-europe-fell-in-love-with-tobacco-66/
- The History of Smoking - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_smoking
- History World - http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=331
- Smoke and mirrors: the stealth approach that aims to put cigarettes out for good - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/07/is-bristols-outdoor-smoking-ban-last-gasp