A number of nursery rhymes from long-ago England were disguised political commentary during times when criticism of the reigning king and/or queen was punished severely. For example: “Jack fell down ...

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Wakefield Prison, pictured in 1914, has housed some of the UK's most notorious criminals The towering walls of HMP Wakefield have been home to some of the UK's most notorious and violent criminals, ...

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