Description acceptableA notorious one of these institutions named for "Tom King" appears at the edge of the morning painting in William Hogarth's Four Times of the Day.
Description acceptableA notorious one of these institutions named for "Tom King" appears at the edge of the morning painting in William Hogarth's Four Times of the Day. Abbe Prevost called these institutions the "seat of English liberty." Jurgen Habermas wrote that these places were "seedbeds of political dissent" where men claimed the freedom to carry out public discussion of state policy. Charles II tried to close these places by royal proclamation in 1675, but was forced to abandon the idea when even his own supporters demanded a place to hear "false, malicious, and scandalous rumors." In the 18th century, the Cocoa Tree was a noted Tory example of one of these places; (*) Lloyd's evolved into an insurance company, but was founded as one of these on Tower Street. For 10 points, Addison and Steele's The Spectator praised what London establishments noted for serving a "wakeful and civil drink"?
Description acceptableA notorious one of these institutions named for "Tom King" appears at the edge of the morning painting in William Hogarth's Four Times of the Day.
coffee houses (accept equivalents indicating where 18th-century Londoners gathered to consume coffee; do not accept or prompt on "taverns")