E111 - The Stock Bubble That Corrupted Parliament — and Got Away With It
Published: September 7, 2026
Duration: 11:36
The Stock Bubble That Corrupted Parliament — and Got Away With It
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Sources: https://archive.org/details/southseabubble00cars; https://archive.org/details/greatswindle00cowl; https://www.routledge.com/The-South-Sea-Bubble-An-Economic-History-of-its-Origins-and-Consequences/Paul/p/book/9780415470988; https://archive.org/details/extraordinarypo01mack; https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/tradeindustry/southseabubble/
Visual credits: - "Charles Jervas (c.1675-1739) - Isaac Newton (1642–1727) - RS.9252 - Royal Society.jpg" by Charles Jervas; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charles Jerv...