Saltpeter: the mother of gunpowder

Preface Introduction 1. Mysterious Saltpeter 2. The Gunpowder Kingship of Henry VIII 3. The Elizabethan Quest for Infinity Security 4. Saltpeter for a Peaceable Kingdom 5. The Inestimable Treasure of Charles I 6. Saltpeter Revolution 7. Saltpeter for a Global Empire 8. The New World and the Ancien Regime Conclusion Bibliography Index