Earl Grey tea is a working class flavoured black tea called after an historical illustration in 19th century England. Earl Grey's living and historic accomplishments are capably well-known but his control on the tea that bears his pet name is smaller amount undeniable.
Charles Grey was the 2nd Earl Grey, (13 March 1764 - 17 July 1845), and was a British Whig national leader and Prime Minister. His father, Charles Grey, the 1st Earl Grey, was a bigwig British broad in the American Revolution who commanded victories in several battles, distinctively against the American forces underneath General Anthony Wayne and at the Battle of Germantown (1777-78).