“Old Mother Hubbard” rhyme was published in 1805 (the character of Mother Hubbard dates back to at least the late sixteenth century),

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The Old Mother Hubbard rhyme allegedly refers to Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and his unsuccessful attempt to get an annulment for King Henry VIII. Old Mother Hubbard is Cardinal Wolsey. ... The doggie is Henry VIII. The bone is the annulment Henry wanted in order to end his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.

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