Greek immigrant Pasqua Rosée opened the first coffeehouse in London outside the Royal Exchange in 1652. In his advertising handbill on "The Vertue of the COFFEE Drink," Rosée claimed that coffee was "a most excellent Remedy against" all manner of ills, including consumption, dropsy, gout, scurvy, "the Kings Evil" (scrofula), and miscarriages.
Although Rosée may have been exaggerating, modern medicine strongly suggests he had a point. Drinking coffee is associated with a wide range of health benefits.
