Ep 21: The Disturbing History Of Nursery Rhymes Notes From School podcast

Ep 21: The Disturbing History of Nursery Rhymes

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What do "Ring a Ring o’ Roses" and "Three Blind Mice" have in common? They're MUCH darker than you remember. In this episode of Notes from School, I take a look at the surprising (and occasionally horrifying) history behind classic nursery rhymes. Expect plague, beheadings, and wool-based tax policy, the perfect themes to get kids singing!

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Timestamps:
0:00: Introduction to the episode

1:36: Weekly Catch up

6:44: Nostalgic memory on the emails

10:12: My nursery rhymes book collection

13:54: RING A RING O' ROSES

16:56: MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY

18:36: THREE BLIND MICE

20:24: BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP

23:28: HUMPTY DUMPTY

24:40: JACK AND JILL

26:46: ORANGES AND LEMONS

28:51: GOOSEY GOOSEY GANDER

32:48: ROCK-A-BYE BABY

33:50: LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN

31:10: Round up and goodbyes

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Chapters

1. Introduction to the episode (00:00:00)

2. Weekly Catch up (00:01:36)

3. Nostalgic memory on the emails (00:06:44)

4. My nursery rhymes book collection (00:10:12)

5. RING A RING O' ROSES (00:13:54)

6. MARY, MARY, QUITE CONTRARY (00:16:56)

7. THREE BLIND MICE (00:18:36)

8. BAA, BAA, BLACK SHEEP (00:20:24)

9. HUMPTY DUMPTY (00:23:28)

10. JACK AND JILL (00:24:40)

11. ORANGES AND LEMONS (00:26:46)

12. GOOSEY GOOSEY GANDER (00:28:51)

13. ROCK-A-BYE BABY (00:32:48)

14. LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN (00:33:50)

15. Round up and goodbyes (00:37:40)

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