{"id":75556,"date":"2022-12-10T02:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T07:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=75556"},"modified":"2022-08-08T18:45:37","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T22:45:37","slug":"the-dark-ages-were-fine-actually-history-hijinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/12\/10\/the-dark-ages-were-fine-actually-history-hijinks\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Dark&#8221; Ages were fine, actually \u2014 History Hijinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u3SS-KVdvYw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Overly Sarcastic Productions<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 5 Aug 2022<\/p>\n<p>Curb your Crusading \u2013 the artwork, literature, and scholarship are far more interesting.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCES &#038; Further Reading: <em>China: A History<\/em> by John Keay, <em>Byzantium<\/em> &#038; <em>Sicily<\/em> &#038; <em>Venice<\/em> by John Julius Norwich, Great Courses Lecture series <em>Foundations of Western Civilization<\/em> by Thomas F. 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Noble lectures 27 through 38: &#8220;The Emergence of the Catholic Church&#8221;, &#8220;Christian Culture in Late Antiquity&#8221;, &#8220;Muhammad and Islam&#8221;, &#8220;The Birth of Byzantium&#8221;, &#8220;Barbarian Kingdoms in the West&#8221;, &#8220;The World of Charlemagne&#8221;, &#8220;The Carolingian Renaissance&#8221;, &#8220;The Expansion of Europe&#8221;, &#8220;The Chivalrous Society&#8221;, &#8220;Medieval Political Traditions I&#8221;, &#8220;Medieval Political Traditions II&#8221;, and &#8220;Scholastic Culture&#8221;.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Related videos, of which there are several:<br \/>\nChina \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1duLXXEAJeY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/1duLXXEAJeY<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7Rhr6SzloRo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7Rhr6SzloRo<\/a><br \/>\nMuslim World \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/d-DWrWXAIuI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/d-DWrWXAIuI<\/a> &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yqvmMFJQtm0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/yqvmMFJQtm0<\/a><br \/>\nVenice \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7cHK4xzAhzE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7cHK4xzAhzE<\/a><br \/>\nSicily \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/N9aS8yy1n98\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/N9aS8yy1n98<\/a><br \/>\nByzantines \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7LZbSbatwSg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/7LZbSbatwSg<\/a> &#038; https:\/\/youtu.be\/dhsMg7C8WTc &#038; <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/muK7iDXR7J4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/muK7iDXR7J4<\/a><br \/>\nHoly Roman Empire \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4BFsADb5_vY\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/4BFsADb5_vY<\/a><br \/>\nVikings \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/KK-MZLrfXk8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/KK-MZLrfXk8<\/a><br \/>\nEngland \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5XW0m9errMs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/5XW0m9errMs<\/a><br \/>\nIreland \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RCCUEt8S61k\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/RCCUEt8S61k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our content is intended for teenage audiences and up.<\/p>\n<p>PATREON: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Patreon.com\/OSP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>PODCAST: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbkVZNjNUYklUdnBKR3VBekpwYVhMdGM4dVJ0d3xBQ3Jtc0tueFJ3V0Fxa2RZTUtVTkVKZTRYanA3NTZwZUMyNFoyRE0tZGZrdTJUeHVjdURiSlg2MUhSbDY2UWNpVjlYWEM4S1lFSHJ3U1hYelV5bm1qRWUxbFdzM2JCajZqRzYtcWJ4Yk1PZlI1WnB2akpKRTFKbw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Foverlysarcasticpodcast.transistor.fm%2Fsubscribe&#038;v=u3SS-KVdvYw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/overlysarcasticpodcast.transi&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DISCORD: <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/osp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/discord.gg\/osp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MERCH LINKS: <a href=\"http:\/\/rdbl.co\/osp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/rdbl.co\/osp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>OUR WEBSITE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.OverlySarcasticProductions.com<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Twitter.com\/OSPYouTube<\/a><br \/>\nFind us on Reddit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.Reddit.com\/r\/OSP\/<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overly Sarcastic Productions Published 5 Aug 2022 Curb your Crusading \u2013 the artwork, literature, and scholarship are far more interesting. 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