Events from 1450

Feoffment to uses widespread - majority of English land held in trust to avoid feudal obligations and control inheritance

Jack Cade's Rebellion - Kentish rebels protest corruption and losses in France, briefly take London

Coffee cultivation begins in Yemen - Mocha becomes major coffee port, Ottoman Empire controls trade

Cairo-Alexandria spice caravan takes 10 days - heavily guarded camel trains carry fortunes in pepper, cinnamon, cloves