Why was a baby placed in a treetop? Who were Georgie Porgie, Little Boy Blue and Mary, Mary? Did Little Jack Horner’s family continue to enjoy a “plum” property taken from assets intended for Henry VIII until the 20th century?

The 26 rhymes in this book explore conflicts between Parliament and the Crown over taxation, royal authority and religion, including the possibility that Humpty Dumpty played a part in the Civil War. Follow English history from the medieval period to the 1700s through the rhymes and the stories connected with them. Discover how verses that may have begun as political commentary were passed down through generations after their original politics had faded from memory.