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Question

Who was the dr foster that went to Gloucester in a shower of rain ? And when was the flood to which the nursery rhyme refers ???

Answer 1

Dr Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain,
He stepped in a puddle
Right up to his middle
And never went back again


King Edward I travelled to Gloucester in the middle of a rain storm. When he got there. his horse fell; and the king and the horse wound up in s puddle of mud. It was a pathetic and humiliating sight for King to be in. The townsfolk had to use planks of wood to rescue the king and his horse from the utterly undignified situation he found himself in. It certainly was not a fate befitting a King. The King ranted and raved and swore he would never return to Gloucester again. The writer could not resist spreading the news of the Kings misfortune and awkward predicament all around. The King could do little to refute the truth, while the people celebrated his fall by singing this verse wherever and whenever they could.

http://www.sangam.org/ANALYSIS/PaulPI_8_1_03.htm

Love & Blessings
Milly

Answer 2

Doctor Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain,
He stepped in a puddle,
Right up to his middle,
And never went there again.

The rhyme may be based on a story of Edward I of England travelling to Gloucester, falling off his horse into a puddle, and refusing to return to the city thereafter.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

oooooh it was the night of the great storm , which was followed by the day of the great flood!!

Answer 5

edward the first
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Foster