# The Middle Ages Never Happened?

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**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-middle-ages-never-happened/969074 "2022-08-04T04:57:59Z")\
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It’s not just the Middle Ages that didn’t happen. The last 11 years didn’t happen, as Cecil addressed this exact topic in 2011.

> **[Did the middle ages not really happen?](https://www.straightdope.com/21344084/did-the-middle-ages-not-really-happen)**

The column led to t[his follow-on thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-middle-ages-not-really-happen/579373/7) where the Teeming Millions came up with their own evidence that there was, in fact, something going on during the 300 years in question.

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