The Disturbing Truth Behind “Ring Around the Rosie” They Never Taught You
Everyone "knows" Ring Around the Rosie is about the Black Death. They're wrong. Watch Next: The Disturbing Truth Behind Silent Night They Never Taught You - • The Disturbing Truth Behind Silent Night T... The Disturbing Truth Behind Christmas They Never Taught You - • The Disturbing Truth Behind Christmas They... The plague connection is a complete fabrication invented in the 1960s—over 600 years after the Black Death ended. No medieval records mention this rhyme. No folklorists found evidence of plague symbolism. The "ashes, ashes" version didn't even exist until Americans changed it centuries later. So where did this myth come from, and why did we believe it so easily? This documentary investigation traces the real history of Ring Around the Rosie, from its actual 18th-century origins as a children's dancing game to the 1961 moment when author James Leasor invented the plague theory without any evidence. We explore how one man's speculation became "common knowledge" taught in classrooms worldwide. The truth reveals something darker than the plague myth: our obsession with hidden darkness in childhood, our need to believe innocent things have sinister origins, and how easily folklore gets rewritten to fit the stories we want to tell. WHAT THIS DOCUMENTARY UNCOVERS: Why no medieval evidence supports the plague theory The 1961 book that invented the Black Death connection How "pocket full of posies" doesn't match medieval medicine Why "ashes, ashes" is an American corruption of British lyrics The real 18th-century origins as a dancing game How folklore gets distorted through repetition Why we're so attracted to dark interpretations of childhood rhymes THE PLAGUE MYTH DEBUNKED: No version mentions plague until 1961 Medieval doctors didn't use posies for plague treatment Ring formation contradicts plague-era social behavior Timeline doesn't match (rhyme appears 300+ years after plague) Folklorists and historians universally reject the theory 💬 DISCUSSION: What other "dark origin" stories did you learn that turned out to be false? Why are we so attracted to sinister explanations for children's rhymes? Let me know in the comments. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly documentaries uncovering the real stories behind nursery rhymes, holiday traditions, and cultural myths. New investigation every week. #RingAroundTheRosie #NurseryRhymes #BlackDeath #UrbanLegends #Folklore #MythBusting #Documentary #HiddenHistory
