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Mary, Mary Quite Contrary and Little Jack Horner
Many of today’s nursery rhymes date from the 16th, 17th, and, most frequently, the 18th centuries. Most of them were originally composed for adult entertainment. They used to be the popular songs, ballads or satires of the day and provided a way in which important events could be remembered and passed on. In the second part of our series on nursery rhymes, Chris Roberts, author of “Heavy Words Lightly Thrown: The Reason Behind the Rhyme”, and Cambridge expert in Children's Literature, Morag Styles explore the history of two such songs.Nursery Ryhmes, part 1Disclaimer
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