Lady Godiva
Godiva (sometimes Godgifu) (c. 980 – 1067) was an Anglo-Saxon lady, who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England, in order to gain from her husband a remission of the oppressive toll imposed on his tenants.
External links
- Cecilia Parsons, "Countess Godiva", 1999: biography and developing legend
- BBC News – the unearthing of a stained glass window identified with Lady Godiva
- James Grout: Lady Godiva, part of the Encyclopędia Romana
- The business arrangements of a Lady Godiva. Also skeptical about her being countess of Mercia.
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