Humpty Dumpty is a classic nursery rhymes that will hit Brits across the nation with a sweet sense of nostalgia, but it turns out the eponymous character isn't actually an anthropomorphic egg ...

The name Humpty Dumpty evokes an anthropomorphic egg, probably perched atop the wall that is soon to be, quite literally, his downfall. But recite the whole poem and you’ll notice something ...

In 1871, Humpty Dumpty was referred to in Lewis Carroll’s 1871 book, Through the Looking-Glass, which was a sequel to Alice in Wonderland. In that book, Humpty Dumpty was described as an egg.

Humpty Dumpty, which is now playing in New York City’s The Chain Theater until May, was written around 2000 and is set in that era of time.For those playing along, that’s 25 years ago. And yet ...

Humpty Dumpty often appears as an egg in illustrations of the popular nursery rhyme, but you may be shocked to learn the character is something else entirely - and he's not very friendly.