In 1720, Britain’s brightest minds, from nobles to Isaac Newton himself, were lured into the South Sea Bubble — a financial illusion that ended in disaster. What began as a dazzling promise of trade riches turned into one of the greatest economic collapses in history. This video reveals how the mania unfolded, why history continues to rhyme in today’s markets, and what we can learn from it to be better prepared when the next bubble comes.