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Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History - Season 1 - Episode 2 - The Big Bang
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Watch Series: Sword, Musket & Machine Gun: Britain's Armed History Released in (2017) - Season 1 - Episode 2 ,airing date 2017-01-12 produced by UK, The TV Series categorized in Documentary, and content rating Documentary with duration 60 min broadcasted as these networks BBC Four, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Tom Cholmondeley, Andy Hall, Linda Sands. Dr Sam Willis charts the impact of gunpowder on the battlefield, from cannons to the first handheld weapons.
His journey starts in the 13th century with Oxford scientist and monk Roger Bacon, believed to be the first Englishman to write down a recipe for gunpowder. Sam sees one of the largest surviving medieval cannons still in existence - Mons Meg in Edinburgh Castle. He examines a primitive 1400s 'handgonne' in the Tower of London Armouries that seems more like a mini cannon, with no trigger.
Sam tells the story of the Earl of Moray James Stewart who was regent of Scotland having ejected Mary Queen of Scots from the throne in 1570.
Sam next tells the story of the gunpowder plot. He includes lesser-known details of the 1605 attempted attack. For example, Guy Fawkes was discovered not just once but twice. Also the amount of gunpowder is thought to have been far more than was required. Another strange side to gunpowder's story is revealed - the saltpetre men. Gunpowder requires three ingredients - charcoal, sulphur and saltpetre. In the 17th century chemistry was primitive. Saltpetre or potassium nitrate forms from animal urine and the saltpetre men would collect soil where animals had urinated. This meant they dug up dovecots, stables and even people's homes. They had sweeping powers to come onto people's property and take their soil. They abused these heavily and one of the grievances against King Charles I was the heavy handedness of the saltpetre men.
Eventually, the conflict with the king would turn into the English Civil War. A key weapon is this war was the musket. It was so basic blacksmiths could churn it out by the dozen. Sam fires one with the help of expert gunsmith Robert Tilney. He shows both the musket's power and the lack of accuracy. Muskets were inaccurate but the tactic used was to wait until opponents were very close and then fire one huge volley. Sam shows that the musket would then be used as a heavy club.
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Genre: Documentary
Actor: Sam Willis, Jonathan Ferguson, Robert Tilney
Guest Stars: Sam Willis
Creators: Tom Cholmondeley, Andy Hall, Linda Sands
Country: UK
Languages: en, English,
Episode: 2
Runtime: 60
Date Modified: 2018-09-03 19:11:51
Air Date: 2017-01-12
Year Released: 2017
Rating: 8.111 out of 10
Content Rating: Documentary
Views: 60
Quality: HD
Networks:
BBC Four,
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