Lady Godiva was an eleventh century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to a l
Lady Godiva was an eleventh century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to a legend dating back at least to the thirteenth century, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants. -- source link
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