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    What real life historical character is Humpty-Dumpty based on?

    Question #62456. Asked by eytank.

    Ashwin_Menon

    King Richard 3 of England

    Source: Wikipedia

    Feb 11 06, 10:04 AM
    wdwfla

    Thomas Wolsey

    Feb 11 06, 10:08 AM
    lanfranco

    In fact, a quick perusal of the several sites on Humpty Dumpty makes it clear that no one is certain whether he was based on an historical character at all. Richard III is just one theory. The term is said to have been 15th-century slang for a fat person or 17th-century slang for a short, clumsy person. The name was also used for a 17th-century cannon.

    The Wikipedia site includes information on all this and a couple of interesting links, so here it is:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty

    Feb 11 06, 10:53 AM

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