Hoppit, J.;
(2002)
The myths of the South Sea Bubble.
Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
, 6
(12)
pp. 141-165.
10.1017/S0080440102000051.
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Abstract
The South Sea Bubble of 1720 looms large in popular depictions of eighteenth-century Britain. But in many respects it is seriously misunderstood. This article begins by exploring mythic ‘facts’ about the events of 1720, but is also concerned to explore why the Bubble was mythologised long after the event. On several levels, therefore, the Bubble has itself been bubbled.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The myths of the South Sea Bubble |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1017/S0080440102000051 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0080440102000051 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © Royal Historical Society 2002 |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of S&HS > Dept of History |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/12397 |
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