what is the meaning of humpty dumpty
However, it is a very old rhyme and goes back much earlier than this. Humpty Dumpty was a common nickname, used in 15th century England, to describe large people. This had led to many ideas as to who, or what, the Humpty Dumpty in the nursery rhyme really was.The idea that 'Humpty Dumpty' was a powerful cannon, used during the English Civil War (1642-49), is one of the ideas taken most seriously.Cannons, at this time, were very heavy and moving them, even the smallest, took many men.ne says that Humpty Dumpty referred to Charles I himself-the Humpty Dumpty of England. He was toppled by the Puritan majority in Parliament (the great fall). The King's army (Cavaliers) could not give his power back and Charles I was executed.