Lady Godiva, Countess of Mercia. Born 980 died 1067. Wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Her name was Lady Godiva (in old english Godiva means Gods gift) and she was the wife of Leofric , the earl of Mercia
Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants.
Although Lady Godiva was a real person - she was the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia around the years 1040 to 1070 - the story of her riding through the streets of Coventry to protest against her husband's taxes is a legend. It almost certainly never happened.
Lady Godiva is most known for riding naked on a horse. Lady Godiva rode naked through the roads of Coventry, to oppose the taxes her husband put on tenets.
The story goes Archamedes , when he discovered the weight of the crown, ran on the streets of Athens naked shouting EUREKA EUREKA. meaning I have found it.
aeromicrobiology is the study of those invisible microorganism(which are less than size 1mm & are not visible through naked eye)which are present in air.
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Some versions of the Lady Godiva legend tell of a man named Tom who watched her ride naked through the streets of Coventry and was struck blind or dead.
Lady Godiva (doubtless one of the first divas!) For more information see Related links below this box.
If you live in Greece, then supposedly, yes. This man was called Archemides.
Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants.
There are various folkloric accounts of Peeping Tom, but one popular version is that he peeped at Lady Godiva as she rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest against the oppressive taxes imposed by her husband.
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Although Lady Godiva was a real person - she was the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia around the years 1040 to 1070 - the story of her riding through the streets of Coventry to protest against her husband's taxes is a legend. It almost certainly never happened.
Lady Godiva is most known for riding naked on a horse. Lady Godiva rode naked through the roads of Coventry, to oppose the taxes her husband put on tenets.
no it isnt because justin beiber does that
Lady Godiva was a noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry to persuade her husband, Earl Leofric, to lower taxes on the townspeople. She is said to have covered herself with her long hair or a cloak during the ride, and as a result, the townspeople respected her bravery and did not look as she passed by.
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