Nursery Rhymes with historical explanation

Nursery Rhymes are the song that we teach our little babies. They have the unique rhythm and sound which makes the baby enjoy. We never even give a second thought about what it all means about.

Here are some Nursery Rhymes and the bizarre meaning hidden behind them.

• Humpty Dumpty is probably King Richard III of England, who fell from his horse and was killed at the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485.
• In London Bridge is Falling Down they refer to a wooden bridge that burned down in medieval times.
• Ring a ring o' roses is about the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which swept across Europe in the 14th century.
• Little Bo-Peep was known in 1364 reflecting England's sheep farms and great wool trade.
• Hickory Dickory Dock rhyme keeps the Celtic language alive which was spoken long before English in England.
• Baa, baa, black sheep has the division of the bags. This is said to refer to the export tax on wool, in wool trade, imposed in 1275.
• Hush-a-bye, baby, on the tree top serves as a warning to the proud and ambitious, who climb so high that they generally fall at last.
• Jack and Jill went up the hill refers to the failure of a plan to marry Queen Mary I to the King of France.
• Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet refers to Mary, Queen of Scots, as Little Miss Muffet and the Presbyterian preacher, John Knox, as the spider.

Aren't they quite abstract ? Lets teach our kids every fact knowing their historical background, that would be much helpful for them in a long run.