Underwater archaeologists in Sweden have determined that a chest in the wreck of a 15th-century warship held ... fire attributed to the mishandling of gunpowder. The discovery could shed new ...

Underwater archaeologists retrieved a beer tankard and weapons from the site of the 15th-century Danish royal ... The ship likely sank due to a gunpowder explosion, taking with it all the symbols ...

The glittering armor worn by medieval European knights was originally made to protect them from weapons such ... gear by the 15th century. Next, let's look at guns. Gunpowder was first invented ...