From The Telegraph:<\/p>\n
Tomb search could end riddle of Shakespeare’s true identity<\/b><\/p>\n
A sarcophagus in an English parish church could solve the centuries-old literary debate over who really wrote the plays of William Shakespeare.<\/p>\n
Parishioners at St Mary’s church in Warwick have sought permission to examine the contents of the 17th monument built by Fulke Greville, a writer and contemporary of Shakespeare who some believe is the true author of several of the Bard’s works.<\/p>\n
In an echo of the blockbuster book and film, The Da Vinci Code<\/i>, the search has been prompted by the discovery by an historian of clues in Greville’s writings which suggest he had several manuscripts buried there, including a copy of Antony and Cleopatra<\/i>.<\/p>\n
A radar scan of the sarcophagus has already indicated the presence inside of three “box like” shapes. The searchers believe these could contain documents and a further examination is now being proposed which they hope will finally prove the link between Greville and Shakespeare.<\/p>\n
The initial search, using ground penetrating radar, was approved by the parochial church council and the diocesan council. The team now wants to use an endoscope <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From The Telegraph: Tomb search could end riddle of Shakespeare’s true identity A sarcophagus in an English parish church could solve the centuries-old literary debate over who really wrote the plays of William Shakespeare. Parishioners at St Mary’s church in Warwick have sought permission to examine the contents of the…<\/p>\n