Does the infamous Humpty Dumpty have an origin myth?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpty_Dumpty According to a theory, Humpty Dumpty is King Richard III of England, depicted as humpbacked in Tudor histories and particularly in Shakespeare's play, and who was defeated, despite his armies, at Boswort... read more

Military historians have speculated that 'Humpty Dumpty' rhyme may refer to a 'tortoise' siege engine used during the English civil war to breach the walls of Gloucester in 1643. Originally proposed in the Oxford magazine by a Professor David Daube and widely believed at the time of publication in 1956, this theory was later derided as a fanciful myth. read more