King Lear
The division of Britain
'King Lear', the play, is more than 400 years old. Lear, himself, has mostly suffered a bad press.
The division of Britain that he proposed is often denounced and offered as evidence of his declining mental
powers. But, now, it can be revealed Lear has been judged unfairly and it's his critics who can be seen
as foolish.
Recently, ancient relics, including a jester's wand and a coxcomb, were found by samphire pickers
on the White Cliffs of Dover. Of much interest was a scroll of cowhide, brown with age and dry with sun that,
after chemical treatment, proved to be a 'document'. Computer enhancement revealed a map and some text.
Once deciphered, it proved to be Lear's plan for the division of Britain.
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