One cited reference. This 8 page paper looks at Medieval Times, asking whether or not the term dark ages adequately describes the historical period. The middle ages are discussed in terms of its historical place as well as its characteristics. Bibliography lists 6 sources. Research suggests not.
Evidence points to excesses in physical pleasures, especially in the realms of sex and food.
The sometimes perverted sexual habits of some of the monks has been passed down through anecdotal records. A 5 page review of Morris Bishop's classic text on the Middle Ages, a book that has been considered a definitive text on that historical period from its initial publication in 1968. In this single, yet absorbing, volume, Bishop relates the entirety of the thousand year period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. No additional sources cited. An 8 page research paper that, first of all, examines the role that children play in the Canterbury Tales, and then relates this to the way what historical sources say about children in medieval society.