You was Humpty Dumpty is a well-known nursery rhyme character, often depicted as an egg-like person. The rhyme tells the story of Humpty falling from a wall and the king's men being unable to put him back together. However, the character's origins may be linked to a cannon used during the English Civil War in 1648. The Colchester Tourist Board claims the rhyme's lyrics originated during the war, with "Humpty Dumpty" referring to a cannon placed on Colchester's city wall.