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2024-04-06 02:44:16 UTC - HELPFUL
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Original Note:
Castle stairs were not built going clockwise for the (right handed) defenders advantage, it's a myth. More here: https://fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/10/09/medieval-staircases-were-not-built-going-clockwise-for-the-defenders-advantage/ 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/ https://www.newcastlecastle.co.uk/castle-blog/spiral-stairs
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