A closer look
Long before real estate moguls flipped houses, 17th-century English aristocrats formed cartels of 'Adventurers' to flip literal swamps. They hired engineers to drain the massive wetlands of the Great Fen, betting they could transform useless bogs into highly profitable agricultural real estate. The only problem? They entirely destroyed the livelihood of the local 'Fen Tigers' who survived on fishing and foraging. The locals responded by violently sabotaging the newly built dykes, proving that aggressive gentrification has always been a bloody contact sport.
