Lady Godiva

Also known as Godgifu, Godiva, Countess of Leicester, Godiva (?), Godiva

Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, Countess of Leicester

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Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and Countess of Leicester who lived in the 11th century. She is remembered primarily through legend, particularly a famous story about riding naked through the streets of Coventry to protest her husband's oppressive taxes, though historical details about her actual life are scarce.

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History of Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom of Coventry, with a Description of the Churches, and Other Public Building
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Lady Godiva by John Collier, c. 1897, in the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry. Lady Godiva: Edmund Blair Leighton depicts her moment of decision (1892) Lady Godiva (/ɡəˈdaɪvə/; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English Godgifu, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries.

She is mainly remembered for a legend dating back to at least the 13th century, in which she rode naked – covered only by her long hair – through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband, Leofric, imposed on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend, in which a man named Thomas watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.