Gunpowder
For many, gunpowder is associated with Guy Fawkes and the attempt to blow up parliament on 5 November 1605. Fewer people know that the formula for gunpowder was in fact discovered more than 1,000 years ago - in China - and by accident - and was initially a medicine.
This fascinating book tells the story of the huge impact of gunpowder on every state and empire in the world. For 400 years the Chines...
For many, gunpowder is associated with Guy Fawkes and the attempt to blow up parliament on 5 November 1605. Fewer people know that the formula for gunpowder was in fact discovered more than 1,000 years ago - in China - and by accident - and was initially a medicine.
This fascinating book tells the story of the huge impact of gunpowder on every state and empire in the world. For 400 years the Chines...
