EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 16 MIN

The South Sea Bubble: Britain’s 1720 Financial Mania

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

In this episode we trace how a speculative frenzy over government bonds, trade monopolies and insider trading turned the London stock market into chaos; the role of Parliament in creating and curbing the company; its collapse, the political fallout under Robert Walpole; and why historians still debate what it truly changed for British finance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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