Doctor Foster
Doctor Foster went to Gloucester
In a shower of rain;
He stepped in a puddle, right up to his middle,
And never went there again.
Nursery rhyme origin
There is a popular theory in the West Country that Doctor Foster was in fact Edward I. He was rumoured to have visited Gloucester on horseback, but the city streets were so deep with mud that his horse floundered and planks had to be laid down to help the horse to regain it’s footing. Edward swore he would never visit the city again after this distressing incident.