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Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibres Became the Backbone of Civilisation Collection_Queen's House and Greenwich a royal retreatA unique and compelling adventure through the history of rope and its impact on civilisation, in the vein of single subject bestsellers like Salt and Cod. Tim Queeney is a sailor who knows more about rope and its importance to humankind than most. In Rope, Queeney takes readers on a ride through the history of rope and the way it weaves itself through the story of civilisation. From Magellan's world circling ships, to the 15th century fleet of Admiral