August 9, 2026
Tag: tulips
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The Tulip Mania of 1637
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You may have heard about the War of the Roses, but when people are asked if they know about the 1637 Tulip Mania, they stare in bewilderment. To say the least, the Tulip Mania was one of the most bizarre economic events in all of western civilization. Cynthia Wood explains the basics.
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March 28, 2024 3 Comments
Extraordinary people are easy to remember. Some time ago (June 9, 2019) in Postcard History Online Magazine you read about Henri Pol, the Bird Charmer at Tuileries Gardens in Paris. Today you meet a wrinkled old man who had a guinea pig circus in Bath, England.