Who cut off their tails with a carving knife,ĭid you ever see such a thing in your life, The “silver bells” and “cockleshells” are torture devices from her time, and the “pretty maids all in a row” are referred to the hundreds of women burnt at the stake for the crime of being Protestant. Her short reign, from 1553 to 1558, was marked thus, by the execution of thousands of Protestants. When Mary came to the throne, she wanted to convert England to Catholicism again, going “contrary” to England's wishes, since most of England was happily Protestant. As a result of this, England was, at the time of Mary's reign, divided between Catholics and Protestants. So, he isolated himself from the Catholic Church, and created the Anglican Church. Henry VIII wanted to marry Anne Boleyn, and petitioned the Catholic Church for a divorce time and time again, which was refused. The Mary referred to in this rhyme, is Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon. Does it sound creepy now? Mary Mary Quite ContraryĪnd pretty maids all in a row. Whoever was left at the end, was trapped by the hands of the two kids forming the arch. If you think about it, a game was played while singing this song, where two kids form an arch, and others run underneath till the end of the song. The practice is called immurement, which is the “practice of entombing someone within a structure, where they slowly die from lack of food and water.” Source: Source It was believed that a bridge would collapse unless a human sacrifice was buried at the foundations. There are several theories behind the origin of this rhyme, but the one that really stands out is the one about human sacrifice. London Bridge is Falling Down Source: Source Here are 10 nursery rhymes with some really dark backstories. However, so many of the nursery rhymes we all grew up singing have such dark origins that you'd be shocked to find you were taught these in school, and kids are still being taught these rhymes. Plagues, prostitution, burning at the stake-none of these are topics you would talk to a toddler about.
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