Why Is Mary Quite Contrary?

Mary was a devout Catholic and upon taking the throne on the death of her brother Edward VI, restored the Catholic faith to England, hence 'Mary Mary quite contrary'.

Is Mary Mary Quite Contrary From Secret Garden?

Frances Hodgson Burnett used this nursery rhyme to describe the personality and mannerisms of Mary Lennox in her children's novel The Secret Garden (1911), where the other children at her temporary home with an English clergyman call her "Mistress Mary, Quite Contrary" and reference the rhyme.

What is the darkest nursery rhyme?

LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN (1744)

Depending on whom you ask, “London Bridge is Falling Down” could be about a 1014 Viking attack, child sacrifice, or the normal deterioration of an old bridge. But the most popular theory seems to be that first one.