Little Jack Horner sat in the corner
Eating his Christmas pie.
He put in his thumb and pulled out a plum
And said "What a good boy am I!"
This poem is about...
Henry VIII and the Earl of Essex started the dissolution of the monasteries, Richard Whiting, an Abbot, tried to bribe himself out of being involved. The bribe was in a Christmas present, a pie and Thomas Horner delivered it. When Thomas realised the plan would fail, he started eating the pie.
Henry VIII and the Earl of Essex started the dissolution of the monasteries, Richard Whiting, an Abbot, tried to bribe himself out of being involved. The bribe was in a Christmas present, a pie and Thomas Horner delivered it. When Thomas realised the plan would fail, he started eating the pie.
Little Boy Blue come blow your horn,
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
But where's the boy who looks after the sheep?
He's under a haystack fast asleep.
Will you wake him? No, not I - for if I do, he's sure to cry
The sheep's in the meadow, the cow's in the corn.
But where's the boy who looks after the sheep?
He's under a haystack fast asleep.
Will you wake him? No, not I - for if I do, he's sure to cry
Little Boy Blue is supposed to be Cardinal Wolsey who was "found asleep" by Henry VIII then thrown out of favour because he could not get Henrys divorce for him. When Wolsey was younger, he looked after the livestock.
Three blind mice, three blind mice.
See how they run, see how they run.
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life,
As three blind mice?
The farmers wife is Mary I and the three blind mice are Protestant men who would not give up their religion. She didn't cut off any of their body parts though, she had them burnt at the stake.
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
Little Johnny wants to play;
Rain, rain, go to Spain,
Never show your face again!
This poem is about the Spanish Armada during the reign of Elizabeth I. With 130 large ships, you would have expected the Spanish to win but due to loads of small ships and a storm which destroyed the Spanish ships, we won.
Three blind mice, three blind mice.
See how they run, see how they run.
They all ran after the farmer's wife,
Who cut off their tails with a carving knife.
Did you ever see such a thing in your life,
As three blind mice?
The farmers wife is Mary I and the three blind mice are Protestant men who would not give up their religion. She didn't cut off any of their body parts though, she had them burnt at the stake.
Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
Little Johnny wants to play;
Rain, rain, go to Spain,
Never show your face again!
This poem is about the Spanish Armada during the reign of Elizabeth I. With 130 large ships, you would have expected the Spanish to win but due to loads of small ships and a storm which destroyed the Spanish ships, we won.
Old Mother Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor doggie a bone.
When she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
So the poor little doggie had none.
In this, Mother Hubbard is Cardinal Wolsey, the Doggie is Henry VIII and the Bone is the divorce of Catherine of Aragon.
I had a little nut tree,
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg,
And a golden pear;
The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
Her dress was made of crimson,
Golden was her hair,
She asked me for my nut tree
And my golden pear.
I said, "So fair a princess
Never did I see,
I'll give you all the fruit
From my little nut tree.
This poem is about when Spains Royal family came to England in 1506. The King of Spain had two daughters, Princess Juana and Catherine of Aragon. The daughter in this poem is supposed to be Catherine of Aragon.
My Tudor Poem
The Tudors ruled England for 118 years.
Up in Scotland was another king.
During their reign, lots of things changed.
Our lives would be different without them.
Ruling fiercely, they scared many people.
Some people would like to live during that era!
Went to the cupboard
To get her poor doggie a bone.
When she got there,
The cupboard was bare,
So the poor little doggie had none.
In this, Mother Hubbard is Cardinal Wolsey, the Doggie is Henry VIII and the Bone is the divorce of Catherine of Aragon.
I had a little nut tree,
Nothing would it bear
But a silver nutmeg,
And a golden pear;
The King of Spain's daughter
Came to visit me,
And all for the sake
Of my little nut tree.
Her dress was made of crimson,
Golden was her hair,
She asked me for my nut tree
And my golden pear.
I said, "So fair a princess
Never did I see,
I'll give you all the fruit
From my little nut tree.
This poem is about when Spains Royal family came to England in 1506. The King of Spain had two daughters, Princess Juana and Catherine of Aragon. The daughter in this poem is supposed to be Catherine of Aragon.
My Tudor Poem
The Tudors ruled England for 118 years.
Up in Scotland was another king.
During their reign, lots of things changed.
Our lives would be different without them.
Ruling fiercely, they scared many people.
Some people would like to live during that era!