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The first written story of the Three Blind Mice was in 1609. The three mice referred to protestants loyal to Queen Mary 1, and they were accused of plotting against her. It turned out that the three protestants were pursing Queen Mary, as her husband (King of Spain) owned three estates.

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The origins behind the "innocent Jack and Jill nursey rhyme" is very much has a dark origin to the story itself. The story's surrounding theories is based on an origin of a French Prince Louis XVU and his wife, Marie Antoinette, who were both found guilty of treason and subsequently beheaded.

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Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating her curds and whey along came a spider, who sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away.The nursery rhyme of Little Miss Muffet dates back to the late 16th century. I have come across two possible meanings of the rhyme. One is simply about a young girl eating and being frightened by a bug. The other links the characters in the rhyme to real people prominent in 16th century English history.In the first version, Little Miss Muffet was a small girl whose name was Patience Muffet. Her stepfather, Dr. Thomas Muffet (1553-1604) was a famous entomologist (someone who studies insects) and he wrote the first scientific catalogue of British Insects. Whilst eating her breakfast of curds and whey Little Miss Muffet was frightened by one of his spiders and ran away!In the second version it is claimed that the nursery rhyme refers to Mary Queen of Scots (1542–87), who was said to have been frightened by the minister and religious reformer John Knox (1514–72). Some believe John Knox wanted to scare Mary off the throne due to religious differences.

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Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet eating her curds and whey along came a spider, who sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away.The nursery rhyme of Little Miss Muffet dates back to the late 16th century. I have come across two possible meanings of the rhyme. One is simply about a young girl eating and being frightened by a bug. The other links the characters in the rhyme to real people prominent in 16th century English history.In the first version, Little Miss Muffet was a small girl whose name was Patience Muffet. Her stepfather, Dr. Thomas Muffet (1553-1604) was a famous entomologist (someone who studies insects) and he wrote the first scientific catalogue of British Insects. Whilst eating her breakfast of curds and whey Little Miss Muffet was frightened by one of his spiders and ran away!In the second version it is claimed that the nursery rhyme refers to Mary Queen of Scots (1542–87), who was said to have been frightened by the minister and religious reformer John Knox (1514–72). Some believe John Knox wanted to scare Mary off the throne due to religious differences.

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This rhyme refers to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and his unsuccessful attempt at getting the annulment for King Henry VIII. Old Mother Hubbard is Cardinal Wolsey.

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the origin story of jack and jill is said to follow the story of the beheading of King Louis XVI who followed by his queen Queen Marie Antoinette

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The three blind mice represent three Protestant loyalists of Queen Mary I, who in the nursery rhyme was the farmer’s wife. The reason they were called ‘blind’ mice refers to their Protestant beliefs.

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the origin of this story is said to be about the lower class and they struggle they face climbing up, making their way in society.

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Though most scholars agree that “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep” is about the Great Custom, a tax on wool that was introduced in 1275, its use of the colour black and the word “master” led some to wonder whether there was a racial message at its centre. Its political correctness was called into question yet again in the latter part of the 20th century, with some schools banning it from being repeated in classrooms, and others simply switching out the word “black” for something deemed less offensive. In 2011, news.com.au reported on the proliferation of “Baa, Baa Rainbow Sheep” as an alternative.

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The first written variation of Three Blind Mice dates from 1609. The three blind mice were three Protestant loyalists who were accused of plotting against Queen Mary I. The farmer’s wife refers to the queen who with her husband, King Philip of Spain, owned large estates. The three men were burned at the stake.

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During the years of 1649 to 1658, Britain was ruled by Oliver Cromwell as the Lord Protector of the republic. Before he died, he encouraged Parliament to appoint his son, Richard to the post. Richard was not suited for being Lord Protector.

In contrast to his father Oliver’s nature, Richard was mouse-like and timid. He earned a number of nicknames such as Tumbledown Dick because of his abrupt fall from power when the monarchy was restored under King Charles II in 1660. A rarely heard second verse refers to “The man in brown” who “Soon brought him down.” It’s easy to translate the meaning as a reference to King Charles II who disguised himself before escaping to France during Oliver Cromwell’s rule over the republic.

Richard Cromwell only lasted nine months in his position before he resigned and left the country. Many origin stories attribute this satirical poem to Richard Oliver’s place in history. After exile in France for twenty years, Cromwell was allowed to return. King Charles no longer saw him as a threat. He died in 1712 on his estate.

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The origin story behind Jack and Jill is not quite as dark but more gruesome, but rather telling the story of how a King and his wife died. The story is based from 1765 where King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette were found guilty of treason, and were punished accordingly, being beheaded and letting their heads roll.

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The song was first published "in 1910, as a song for adults in “Camp and Camino in lower California” with the words 'blooming, bloody' instead of 'itsy bitsy'" (1). It later appeared in other publications of children's nursery rhymes with the words changed to 'itsy bitsy', a more kid-friendly alternative. It became popular through repetition and was likely passed down through friends and family as a children's nursery rhyme.

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Ring-a-ring-a-rosies
A pocket full of posies
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down

The king has sent his daughter
To fetch a pail of water
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down

The robin on the steeple
Is singing to the people
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down

The wedding bells are ringing
The boys and girls are singing
A tissue, a tissue
We all fall down

The story was passed on with many new stories. However the true story is about the English caught the plague, the song is about people that have the symptoms and fall dead.

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King Henry VIII ruled England and married Catherine of Aragon, who was the widow of his brother Prince Arthur but after 16 years of marriage he still had no heir to the throne so he wanted to divorce and marry his mistress Anne Boleyn. This required special permission from the Pope and was assigned to Cardinal Wolsey.

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the Old Mother Hubbard is the Cardinal Wolsey, the doggie is King Henry, the bone is the divorce he wished to have and the cupboard refers to the Catholic Church.