45. A history of Tulip mania
Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities
English - September 10, 2017 17:25 - 12 minutes - 15.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Government international president history nuclear politics primeminister relations unitednations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This weeks episode covers the first ever recorded economic speculative bubble.
A period in the Netherlands during the 17th century where one tulip bulb could cost the same as a fashionable house in the Amsterdam.
The backing track was partly due to my neighbour deciding to do some very loud building work yet I think it works.