Is there any way to determine how fast important news got around Europe in the 15th and 16th century? E.g. how long it took for the news of Columbus discoveries to reach other royal courts and/or scholars? Or other parts of the world like India/China/Japan? Months, years or decades?
hmm.. it's been a while since I've read these threads, but there are at least a couple addressing speed of comms in this section of the FAQ* -it's worth a scan