Medieval Militaries 2: Johnny Appleseed for Gunpowder
From We're Not So Different · 1:20:37
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folks, we are back for part 2 of this woefully short series on Medieval military evolution in the Old World and it's time to talk about gunpowder. probably the single most important invention ever but it didn't follow the normal formula for these things, instead sitting on the shelf as a elixir for eternal life before being adopted for military application by increasingly desperate Chinese states. however, it would be the Mongols who spread the message of gunpowder across all of the Old World and it would change the face of Medieval society along with it.cover image is from a 1398 series by Jean Froissart, this one showing cannons being used during the Battle of Nicopolis
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