2006-11-19 12:24:45 · 13 answers · asked by Nicki Lee 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i hope not, its a monster!
2006-11-19 12:30:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Humpty Dumpty was Blown up not Pushed! The History and Origins of the Rhyme Humpty Dumpty was in fact a large cannon! It was used during the English Civil War ( 1642 - 1649) in the Siege of Colchester (13 Jun 1648 - 27 Aug 1648). Colchester was strongly fortified by the Royalists and was laid to siege by the Parliamentarians (Roundheads). In 1648 the town of Colchester was a walled town with a castle and several churches and was protected by the city wall. Standing immediately adjacent the city wall, was St Mary's Church. A huge cannon, colloquially called Humpty Dumpty, was strategically placed on the wall next to St Mary's Church. The historical events detailing the siege of Colchester are well documented - references to the cannon ( Humpty Dumpty) are as follows: June 15th 1648 - St Mary's Church is fortified and a large cannon is placed on the roof which was fired by ‘One-Eyed Jack Thompson' July 14th / July 15th 1648 - The Royalist fort within the walls at St Mary's church is blown to pieces and their main cannon battery ( Humpty Dumpty) is destroyed. August 28th 1648 - The Royalists lay down their arms, open the gates of Colchester and surrender to the Parliamentarians A shot from a Parliamentary cannon succeeded in damaging the wall beneath Humpty Dumpty which caused the cannon to tumble to the ground. The Royalists, or Cavaliers, 'all the King's men' attempted to raise Humpty Dumpty on to another part of the wall. However, because the cannon , or Humpty Dumpty, was so heavy ' All the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty together again!' This had a drastic consequence for the Royalists as the strategically important town of Colchester fell to the Parliamentarians after a siege lasting eleven weeks. Earliest traceable publication 1810.
2016-05-22 05:22:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, this is your first question I know the answer to! YES, it is true - Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall and all the King's horses and all the King's men couldn't put Humpty together again! His mummified pieces are in a Museum in London!
2006-11-19 12:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, a giant egg sat on a wall and fell off cracking himself in half causing a big riot of knights trying to put him together again. Yeah, it's all real.
2006-11-19 12:30:52 · answer #4 · answered by coca_cola_froggy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Naw its not..its just a nursery rhyme. I doubt if it would ever be a really big alive egg walking around sitting on walls
2006-11-19 12:27:16 · answer #5 · answered by Sweetheart88 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, of course not. It would be impossible for an EGG to climb up a wall and sit on it.
2006-11-19 12:27:49 · answer #6 · answered by nickleme10 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LOL, NO!! How can a big egg talk, walk and sit on a wall?
2006-11-19 12:27:20 · answer #7 · answered by kim_in_craig 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont have a clue, never liked the story anyway.
2006-11-19 12:57:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a myth
2006-11-19 12:27:10 · answer #9 · answered by rizwano 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think so
2006-11-19 12:27:05 · answer #10 · answered by DRUGS ME LIKE 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋