Traditional Nursery Rhymes Quiz

[JaneNS]

Hi

Can anyone help with these:

1) In which part of England did Little Jack Horner allegedly live? (8)
2) Which of these nursery rhymes is about a title-selling scam by the Bishop of Glastonbury? (6,4,6)
3) In 'Jack Sprat,' to what do the 'fat' and 'lean' really refer? (3,5)
4) Who could eat no lean? (4,5)

Thank you!

[jollyroger66]

3) the bacon ?
4) wife sprat ?

[mallyh]

1 somerset (manor of mells)

[mallyh]

2 little jack horner

[katburd]

http://www.rhymes.org.uk/little_jack_horner.htm

[katburd]

oops! mallyh I was too busy reading and copy/paste didn't see your answer.

[sir.prize]

3. There are a number of historical interpretations of “Jack Sprat.” One theory claims that the rhyme refers to King Charles I (1625 – 1649) and his queen, Henrietta Maria (1609 – 1669). When Charles declared war on Spain, the parliament “left him lean,” failing to fund his cause. In result, the bitter King implemented an illegal war tax without Parliament’s consent “to get some fat.” Another analysis connects the rhyme to Richard I, also known as Richard the Lionheart (1157 – 1199), and his younger brother King John (1166 – 1216). John was married to Joan, the greedy daughter of the Earl of Gloucester (“Joan ate all the fat”). When Richard was taken for ransom by Duke Leopold, John had to leave the country destitute in order to raise the money. Between John's desperation and Joan's greed, “they picked the platter clean”.

[mallyh]

3 war taxes

[mallyh]

no problem katburd x

[JaneNS]

Thank you so much everyone.

[mallyh]

you're welcome ,certainly gave the brain a work out lol