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Dutch Saltpeter: How Gunpowder Made the Golden Age

7 min•26 maj 2026

In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Dutch obsession with saltpeter — the key ingredient of gunpowder — and how the Republic became Europe's powder keg. They trace the supply chain from Bengal to Amsterdam, the deadly 1651 kruitramp in Delft that leveled a neighborhood, and the secretive trade of Elias Trip that kept the cannons firing. Along the way, they discuss VOC contracts, sulfur from Iceland, and the high-stakes diplomacy of the saltpeter trade. A story of profit, peril, and the explosive foundation of Dutch power.

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