This collapsed the fortification and sent Humpty Dumpty tumbling to the ground. On August 28, the city fell to the Parliamentarians, who eventually triumphed and toppled King Charles I in , thus ending the war.
Article Continued Below. I was wondering if the Humpty Dumpty rhyme was originally meant to be a reminder to small children not to injure their skulls. Humpty Dumpty as an egg might be a metaphor for a head, the better to impress upon small children the permanency of a broken skull. Teaching a child to employ caution before attempting to climb to a high place or do something else that might result in trauma to the cranium.
Yes I must say this actually holds the most resonance to me Erica. In fact this is the reason I searched for the hidden meaning of the rhyme. I personally had several bad knocks to the head from a young age and has took me 20 years to pinpoint what was wrong with my reality, consciousness and outlook on life. As back then we just took a hit and got on with things.
Oh well. I have never read such ignorance as i have on this subject. That is the actual meaning to this rhyme. You honestly must not have read the story above. They show that theory but there is no evidence that actually links it to that event. As a historian of chemistry, I have frequently heard that the Humpty Dumpty rhyme was inspired by the Magdeburg hemisphere demonstration.
Something they must do themselves, with help. It has evolved into an egg, but no one knows for sure what the original was. That there are decisions that cannot be undone and the consequences of those decisions cannot be made right or changed or avoided. The three-stanza Humpty Dumpty poem was also shortened to one stanza, and thus went from a story to a riddle for which an egg seemed the most plausible answer.
Thanks to the popularity of the book and its pop culture adaptation, we now know Humpty Dumpty as an egg. Louis XVI was beheaded on January 21, , effectively losing his crown pun intended and Queen Marie Antoinette suffered the same fate nine months later. A scandalous playboy in his day, George was said to play both fields, first consorting with King James I then many ladies of the court, including Anne of Austria, the Queen Consort of France.
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It's that simple, we won't try to sell you anything. We won't even ask for your phone number. We promise. This article originally appeared on grandparents. To learn more click here. Watch this. All rights reserved. This Humpty cake also has questions. Getty Images. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall a refresher Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put Humpty together again.
But seriously. How the flip sorry did Humpty end up as an egg? The original depiction of Humpty as an egg, illustrated by John Tenniel. So there you have it. Once a cannon, now an egg, forever a popular nursery rhyme.
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