British writer Tim Devlin tells FEMAIL why your favourite nursery rhyme probably doesn't mean what you think it does - and explains the true origins of the tunes you have sung all your life.

Fact checked by Karen Cilli Bedtime nursery rhymes and lullabies offer some of the best bonding opportunities for parents and their children. These classic rhymes and songs can keep young children ...

Nursery rhymes may seem innocent -- what could poems meant for the nursery contain of violence or scandal? -- but the truth is more complex.

As an adult today, I know that my most favourite nursery rhymes mostly made no sense at all, because it was speaking about make-believe characters that had no presence in real life. And yet again ...

The True Stories Behind Favourite Nursery RhymesBelieved to have been referenced in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night. Putting birds in a pie, was a real form of entertainment at grand meals during ...

Australia's Favourite Nursery Rhymes is a compilation album exclusively chosen by Australians in a national competition. It features the top 50 voted nursery rhymes in Australia.

20 Gruesome events inspired many of your favourite nursery rhymes Credit: Alamy Here, Sun Online reveals the most horrifying true stories behind your favourite nursery rhymes ...