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Humpty Dumpty Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
The Royalists (all the King's men) tried to raise Humpty Dumpty onto another wall, but failed because of its size. Colchester fell to the Parliamentarians after a siege lasting eleven weeks. However, whilst it makes a good story, there is no proof of this.
This brought a concentration of Roundhead fire onto the church, whereupon, eventually, Thompson and his gun, came tumbling down Rhymes Thirty Days Wise Old Owl Tom Piper House Jack Built Seesaw Margery Daw Bo Peep Little Piggy Boy Blue Jack Sprat Jack Horner Miss Muffet Tommy Tucker Ladybug Mary Mary quite contrary Old King Cole Cry Baby Bunting Hush A Bye Baby Doctor Foster Georgie Porgie Goosey Gander The Grand Old Duke Of York An Apple A Day St Ives Baa Baa Black Sheep Old Mother Hubbard Robin Red Brest Oranges And Lemon Banbury Cross Jack Be Nibble Twinkle Star Dicky Birds Willie Winker Sugar and Spice Cock Robin Old Women Diddle Diddle Hickory Dickory Hot Cross Buns Humpty Dumpty Ding Dong Bells Itsy Bitsy Spider Jack and Jill Christmas is coming Fish Alive |
During
the English Civil War, The city of Colchester was a walled town, in that town
next to St Mary's Church, stood a large cannon called said to be called Humpty Dumpty.
Thompson, a one eyed gunner, had placed himself and his saker (a small
cannon) on top of the tower and was causing considerable damage to Lord
Fairfax's attacking forces.