Turns out, our entire childhood is a lie. Humpty Dumpty is perhaps one of the most popular nursery rhymes that still has the power to throw Brits across the nation into a big-warm cuddle of fond ...

We explore the origins, history and lyrics of one of the most popular children’s songs in the English-speaking world. Humpy Dumpty sat on the wall is one of the nation’s most enduringly popular ...

The name Humpty Dumpty evokes an anthropomorphic egg, probably perched atop the wall that is soon to be, quite literally, his downfall. But recite the whole poem and you’ll notice something strange: ...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men Couldn’t put Humpty together again. But just because we’re aware of something, doesn’t mean we ...

Residents in the town of Cornelius, North Carolina, have accomplished what all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't. Two years after the town's statue of Humpty Dumpty went missing, ...

If you've always considered lovely Humpty Dumpty to be a harmless egg, you might want to look away now. Equally, if you've got a much-loved book of illustrated nursery rhymes from your childhood, this ...