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23 per cent thought World War II prime minister Churchill was made up. -- PHOTO: AP
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LONDON - BRITONS are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.
The survey found that 47 per cent thought the 12th century English king Richard the Lionheart was a myth.
And 23 per cent thought World War II prime minister Churchill was made up.
The same percentage thought Crimean War nurse Florence Nightingale did not actually exist.
Three per cent thought Charles Dickens, one of Britain's most famous writers, is a work of fiction himself.
Indian political leader Mahatma Gandhi and Battle of Waterloo victor the Duke of Wellington also appeared in the top 10 of people thought to be myths.
Meanwhile, 58 per cent thought Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional detective Holmes actually existed; 33 per cent thought the same of W. E. Johns' fictional pilot and adventurer Biggles.
UKTV Gold television surveyed 3,000 people. -- AFP
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