Lady Godiva
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Godiva (Old English: Godgifu; about 980 – 1067)[1][2] was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman. There are legends that say that she rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England. She did this so her husband would lower the taxes on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur comes from later versions of this legend. In these versions, man named Tom had watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.
[change] Notes
- ↑ Roy Palmer (1976) The Folklore of Warwickshire: 134
- ↑ "The Historical Godiva", Octavia Randolph
[change] Other pages
- Lady Godiva syndrome
- Public nudity
- The Seven Lady Godivas, an early Dr. Seuss book
- Nudity and protest
[change] Other websites
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- Lady Godiva, the website of the women's sports team
- Cecilia Parsons, "Countess Godiva", 1999, revised 2004: biography and developing legend
- BBC News – the unearthing of a stained glass window identified with Lady Godiva
- James Grout: Lady Godiva, part of the Encyclopædia Romana
- How Lady Godiva Got a Tax Break
