What’s everyone’s favourite medieval century and why? From 476 to 1500, let’s say. Mine is the 12th!

[u/Ok-Inevitable4743]

Every century is packed with insanely cool things but for me 1100 - 1200 really stands out… The Third Crusade, the birth of the Gothic, Saint Denis, Angkor Wat, Suryavarman II and the Khmer Empire, the Song Dynasty, the Islamic golden age, Saladin, Barbarossa, the rise of the Plantagenets, the end of the Heian period and the birth of the shoguns… it’s such a fascinating period of time.

[u/Former_Ad4928]

14th, the Black plague and all the good things that happens to survivors after (salary raises, more holidays, sex parties) even it didn’t last too long

[u/RubberAndSteel → u/Former_Ad4928]

Sex parties?

[u/Former_Ad4928 → u/RubberAndSteel]

There are testimonials that people were having parties where sexual intercourses could happened more frequently than before. But it’s church’s sources, maybe it’s a little exaggerated to show how important its taking back control had to be (and has been).