John Smeaton

Alchemist British Monks: Digging Up The Old Gunpowder Mills

31 October, 2022 - 20:35 Rebecca Batley

Alchemist British Monks: Digging Up The Old Gunpowder Mills

16th-Century monks in Britain had a blast! They were the first to experiment with the recipe of saltpeter, Sulphur and charcoal to produce gunpowder in Britain. In the Battle of Crecy in 1346 the...