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| | Gaelen Foley, Historical Romance, History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25) |
 | | This allowed ease of movement for ladies in long gowns, and though I'm not convinced this is true, they say people in previous centuries were a good deal shorter than we are today, so they required shorter steps because they had shorter legs. |
 | | Perhaps the most amusing example of this is the ten-foot nude Napoleon at the foot of the spectacular staircase in Apsley House, the London home of the Duke of Wellington. |
 | | Time for another stop on our Web Tour: This time, the destination is Prinny's own townhouse in Bath, the glorious end unit, #1 Royal Crescent. |
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