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The Siege of Colchester By Holley Wilkes The Siege of Colchester By Holley Wilkes wall this meant the stronghold was 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 heavily fortified by the Royalists inside and laid to siege by the Parliamentarians. A gigantic armored cannon named by English Civil War. It was built on the cityTRANSCRIPT
Lost in a Rhyme The Siege of Colchester
By Holley Wilkes
Lost in a RhymeThe Siege of Colchester
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.
Humpty Dumpty,
sat
on a
wall
Humpty Dumpty,
sat
on a
wall
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.
Humpty Dumpty
s had a
great
fall
Humpty Dumpty
s had a
great
fall
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.
All the
King’s
horsesand
theKing’s men
All the
King’s
horsesand
theKing’s men
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.
couldn’t
putHumpty
together
again.
couldn’t
putHumpty
together
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.
Found in a RhymeHumpty Dumpty
By Holley Wilkes