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2023-09-06 13:35:05 UTC - HELPFUL
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Castles having clockwise stairs for strategic benefit is a myth. https://triskeleheritage.triskelepublishing.com/mediaeval-mythbusting-blog-2-the-man-who-invented-the-spiral-staircase-myth/ https://www.tastesofhistory.co.uk/post/dispelling-some-myths-spiral-staircases https://historytheinterestingbits.com/2019/10/09/guest-post-busting-mediaeval-building-myths-part-one/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/406sa5/were_castle_stairs_designed_to_impede_sword_use/ https://www.medievalists.net/2012/08/the-rise-of-the-anti-clockwise-newel-stair/ https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/12/18/no-medieval-staircases-werent-designed-to-give-right-handed-defenders-an-advantage/
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