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Nursery Rhymes
Lyrics, Origins &
History |
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Nursery Rhymes Lyrics, Origins and
History |
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The history and origins
of most nursery rhymes
reflect events in
history and where
available we have
included both the
meanings, history and
origins of everyone's
favourite nursery
rhymes. Two examples of
these types of nursery
rhymes history and
origins are
'Ring
a Ring o Rosies'
which refers to the
Bubonic plague and
'Remember Remember'
nursery rhymes which
allude to Guy Fawkes'
foiled attempt to blow
up the English Houses of
Parliament! Many of the
words and nursery rhymes
lyrics were used to
parody the royal and
political events of the
day, direct dissent
would often be
punishable by death! |
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Over 100 Additional
Online list of
Nursery Rhymes,
History and Origins |
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Strange how these events in
history are still portrayed
through children's nursery
rhymes, when for most of us the
historical events relationship
to the nursery rhymes themselves
are long forgotten! Help us to
maintain our history and
heritage through the words and
lyrics of old Nursery Rhymes
online. |
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Most children love
being told nursery
rhymes. The most
popular nursery
rhymes are listed
here with their
origins - perhaps
nursery rhymes bring
back fond memories
of your childhood!
Can you remember the
tunes to the nursery
rhymes? The most
popular nursery
rhymes are
Jack and Jill,
Humpty Dumpty,
Sing a song of
sixpence
and last but not
least
Hey diddle diddle!
these examples of
nursery rhymes have been passed
down generation to generation up
to thirty times! |
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It's
no wonder the
historical origins
of Nursery Rhymes
have become obscure
as even though the
nursery rhymes
lyrics may have
changed only
slightly over so
many re-tellings the
English language
itself has changed
over the last six
hundred years as
anyone reading
Shakespeare for the
first time could not
fail to notice! |
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As I was born and
bred in London my
favourite nursery
rhymes are
London Bells
and its counterpart
'Oranges and
Lemons'
which recreate the
sound of the chimes
of many old churches
once in London,
however now I know
the origins of the
lyrics for this
nursery rhyme the
true rhyme meaning
and origins of the
last sentences are
even more sinister
than I had imagined
as a child. The
other is
'Pussycat
Pussycat'
- every child's
dream must once have
been 'to go up to
London to visit the
Queen'. Believe it
or not the origins
and history of the
nursery rhyme
'Hey Diddle
Diddle'
are fully known and
if you want to know
what a runcible
spoon is - check out
the
'Owl
and the Pussycat'
for the origins and
definition of
Nursery Rhymes... |
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Knowledge of
English History
and the English
language
undoubtedly
assisted in the
analysis of the
lyrics and
origins of these
nursery rhymes,
however we can
normally offer
little
definitive proof
other than
author names and
earliest
traceable
publication
dates of the
nursery rhymes. |
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The contents of
www.childhoodheritage.org are
subject to
Copyright
Laws - the referencing
protocol suggested for this
nursery rhymes site is as
follows:
Alchin, L.K. childhoodheritage.org
(Nursery Rhymes lyrics and
Origins)
e.g. Retrieved November 16
2007 from
www.childhoodheritage.org |
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Note: A Rhymes lyrics and
the perceived origins of
some Nursery Rhymes vary
according to location |
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