There was a devastating cold period in the 1430s (cause still unknown to the best of my knowledge) that caused widespread global famine and in the 1450s the sou

There was a devastating cold period in the 1430s (cause still unknown to the best of my knowledge) that caused widespread global famine and in the 1450s the south Pacific volcano Kuwae had what seems to be two stratospheric eruptions within the decade. It was, in general, a shitty time to be alive no matter where you were on the planet.