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September 2, 2025

Why the Dark Ages Weren't So Dark

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It happened again. Some less than educated person on social media started talking about the "Dark Ages" and kept doubling down when actual historians told them to stop.

I'm only an armchair historian, but the "Dark Ages" aren't the thing we thought they were.

So, let's start by talking about what the term means, why people used it and, importantly, why we don't use it anymore.

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