Lady Godiva of Coventry was created on 1955-11-02.
She lived in Coventry, England
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.
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.
Lady Godiva, Countess of Mercia. Born 980 died 1067. Wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia
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.
The duration of Lady Godiva of Coventry is 1.48 hours.
Coventry Godiva Harriers was created in 1879.
She lived in Coventry, England
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Lady Godiva rode through the streets of Coventry naked to protest against the high taxes imposed by her husband, the Earl of Mercia.
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.
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.
Alice Lynes has written: 'Lady Godiva of Coventry' 'Coventry's miracle plays'
Lady Godiva of Coventry - 1955 is rated/received certificates of: Finland:K-16 UK:U (original rating) UK:PG (re-rating) (2006) West Germany:6
Lady Godiva's Operation was created in 1968.
Lady Godiva - song - was created in 1966.
Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote his poem about the legend of Lady Godiva in 1842. The poem is titled "Godiva" and it focuses on the historical story of Lady Godiva's ride through the streets of Coventry.