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The South Sea Bubble – The Madness of Men

The South Sea Bubble – The Madness of Men

Update: 2025-11-07
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In 1720, London lost its mind.

Merchants, maids, dukes, and kings all chased the same glittering dream, a company that promised riches from the farthest seas. But what began as a daring new financial experiment became one of the greatest scandals in history.

The South Sea Bubble wasn’t just a crash, it was a mirror held up to human greed, belief, and folly. This is the story of a nation that invented the modern stock market, fell for its own illusion, and paid the price in ruin.

Join Keith Hockton for a journey through coffee houses, counting rooms, and collapsing fortunes, where paper wealth met real tragedy, and Isaac Newton himself learned that you can calculate the stars, but never the madness of men.

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The South Sea Bubble – The Madness of Men

The South Sea Bubble – The Madness of Men

Keith Hockton