Lost in a Rhyme The Siege of Colchester

By Holley Wilkes

Lost in a Rhyme The Heir of King James II

By Holley Wilkes

A gigantic armored cannon named by

the soldiers as the Humpty Dumpty,

a weapon which strategically sat high

above the battlefield on which it looked

over a siege of Colchester during the

English Civil War. It was built on the city

wall this meant the stronghold was

heavily fortified by the Royalists inside and

laid to siege by the Parliamentarians.

Intended for Humpty Dumpty a deadly

shot was fired from a Parliamentarian cannon

which succeeded in destroying a large part of

the city wall directly underneath the weapon.

This had disastrous consequences , as a single

shot fired correctly was enough for the great

cannon to fall to the ground destroying the

city’s main defence against the enemy.

All of the Royalist’s soldiers and the

brave and powerful King’s calvary

charged with their horses towards the

fallen weapon, and although they all

attempted to raise the fallen weapon, the

King’s defeated calvary and his men

found their efforts were tragically in vain.

It couldn’t be mended because

of the sheer weight of the cannon.

The soldier’s tried to put the fallen

Humpty back on to the city wall,

underneath many men had been

brutally crushed, together their

strength failed and the fallen weapon

could not be raised once again.

I felt the truth and blood in nursery rhymes would intrigue you reader. Origins and theories are written in history about royal plots, battle truths and religion. Such innocent characters in children’s rhymes uncovered, but in the end it’s your choice what you choose to believe, I am merely stating my findings.