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No proof has been found that the rhyme was known before the 18th century, while Mary I of England (Mary Tudor) and Mary, Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart), were contemporaries in the 16th century. [1] [2] Like many nursery rhymes, it has acquired various historical explanations.
Will and Mary, Anna Gloria, Georges four, I II III IV Will four, Victoria; Edward seven, George and Ted, George the sixth, now Liz instead. These lists omit several disputed monarchs (including Empress Matilda, Henry the Young King, Louis VIII of France, Philip II of Spain and Lady Jane Grey), and do not mention the Commonwealth of England.
Mary speedily assembled a force in East Anglia and deposed Jane, who was eventually beheaded. Mary was—excluding the disputed reigns of Jane and the Empress Matilda—the first queen regnant of England. In July 1554, she married Prince Philip of Spain, becoming queen consort of Habsburg Spain on his accession in 1556.
As a girl, Mary Sawyer (later Mrs. Mary Tyler) kept a pet lamb, which she took to school one day at the suggestion of her brother. [31] "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" Mary, Queen of Scots or Mary I of England: c. 1744 (Britain) Unknown; all identifications are speculative. [17] "The Muffin Man" Street sellers of muffins in Britain. c. 1820 (Britain)
The character of Major-General Stanley was widely taken to be a caricature of the popular general Sir Garnet Wolseley.The biographer Michael Ainger, however, doubts that Gilbert intended a caricature of Wolseley, identifying instead the older General Henry Turner, an uncle of Gilbert's wife whom Gilbert disliked, as a more likely inspiration for the satire.
Dialects in England, Wales, and most others outside North America maintain the distinction between both sounds, so hurry and furry do not rhyme. [2] However, in dialects without the foot–strut split, hurry has an entirely different vowel: /ˈhʊri/ (in a number of those dialects, a square–nurse merger is in effect instead).
A version of this rhyme, together with music (in a minor key), was published in Deuteromelia or The Seconde part of Musicks melodie (1609). [3] The editor of the book, and possible author of the rhyme, [4] was Thomas Ravenscroft. [1] The original lyrics are: Three Blinde Mice, Three Blinde Mice, Dame Iulian, Dame Iulian, the Miller and his ...
"Mary, Mary, quite contrary" inferes that Mary did not follow the social mores of the time. "How does your garden grow" - a garden party was a common social event of the time. "With silver bells" - a belle is a popular, attractive female. "And cockle shells" - cockle bread was known as an aphrodisiac.