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Episode 115 - The Surprising Origins Behind History's Most Iconic Nursery Rhymes

Episode 115 - The Surprising Origins Behind History's Most Iconic Nursery Rhymes

Is “Ring Around The Rosie” Really About The Bubonic Plague?

History Uncovered

May 15, 202430m 12s

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Show Notes

Most people know the “Ring Around the Rosie” nursery rhyme, and most people have heard that it has a dark meaning: It’s all about the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which tore through Europe in the 14th century.

But is that really true?

https://allthatsinteresting.com/nursery-rhymes-with-dark-meanings


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