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#1: Kristen Vognild (Kristen) on Jan 7, 2014

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What the heck is a cockle shell, anyway?

Edit: you're no fun, Uncle Wiki.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockle_(bivalve)

The origins are steeped in history...
The Mary alluded to in this traditional English nursery rhyme is Mary Tudor, or Bloody Mary, who was the daughter of King Henry VIII. Queen Mary was a staunch Catholic and the garden referred to is an allusion to graveyards which were increasing in size with those who dared to continue to adhere to the Protestant faith. The silver bells and cockle shells were colloquialisms for instruments of torture. The 'maids' were a device to behead people similar to the guillotine.

Ewww! little did we know. But this is only one of several interpretations.

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Not much, actually.

How interesting to read about Mary Tudor.
And I was remembering a night light I had --when I was young--with Mary growing her garden!

I'm almost sorry I decided to look at misspoken nursery rhymes. I'm learning far more than I needed to know. :)

i thought it was taco bell(s), good one norma :)

and one bean burrito

Thanks travis, Tom.

lol! I always said taco shells too! then someone told me cockle shells. Now the info on the interpretation. crazy

Thanks, Valerie.

Fun one Norma

Thanks, Susan

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