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523:(1569), "Leofricus" had already exempted the people of Coventry from "any maner of Tolle, Except onely of Horses", so that Godiva ("Godina" in text) had agreed to the naked ride just to win relief for this horse tax. And as a condition, she required the officials of Coventry to forbid the populace "upon a great pain" from watching her, and to shut themselves in and shutter all windows on the day of her ride. Grafton was an ardent
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1553:, "Poole quotes from the 'Gentleman's Magazine' a letter from Canon Seward (ca. before 1700) which makes the peeper 'a groom of the countess,' named Action (?Actæon – same name as the figure in Greek mythology who was put to death by being hunted with hounds after seeing the goddess Artemis in her bath)".
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protested against "a
Birmingham whore being paraded through the streets as Lady Godiva." These annual processions were enlivened by constant rumours, beforehand, that the girl playing the part of Lady Godiva would actually appear nude, like the original. These hopes were eventually realised in a play
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propaganda, designed to blacken the reputation of the notably pious Lady Godiva. Chroniclers of the 11th and 12th centuries mention Godiva as a respectable religious woman of some beauty and do not allude to nude excursions in public. It has also been argued that the story was made up about the pious
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rank. It would have been highly unusual to see a noblewoman present herself publicly in such an unadorned state, possibly bringing about the legend which would later be romanticised in folk history. Her 'naked' ride has also been considered to provide an insight into how women used their sensuality
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resident, Pru
Porretta, has adopted a Lady Godiva role to promote community events and good works in the city. Porretta retains the status of Coventry's unofficial ambassador. Each September Poretta marks the occasion of Lady Godiva's birthday by leading a local pageant focusing on world peace and
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requests, he said he would grant her request if she would strip naked and ride on a horse through the streets of the town. Lady Godiva took him at his word, and after issuing a proclamation that all persons should stay indoors and shut their windows, she rode through the town, clothed only in her
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The Godiva
Procession, a commemoration of the legendary ride, was instituted on 31 May 1678 as part of Coventry fair and was celebrated up to the 1960s. The part of Lady Godiva was usually played by a scantily clad actress or dancer, and the occasion often attracted controversy. For instance, in
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According to the typical version of the story, Lady Godiva took pity on the people of
Coventry, who were suffering grievously under her husband's oppressive taxation. Lady Godiva appealed again and again to her husband, who obstinately refused to lower the taxes. At last, weary of her repeated
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According to an 1826 article submitted by someone well versed in local history identifying himself as 'W. Reader', there was already a well-established tradition that there was a certain tailor who had spied on Lady Godiva, and that at the annual
Trinity Great Fair (now called the
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The wooden effigy of
Peeping Tom which, from 1812 until World War II looked out on the world from a hotel at the northwest corner of Hertford Street, Coventry, can now be found in Cathedral Lanes Shopping Centre. It represents a man in armour and was probably an image of
2485:... that one, whose name has not survived, looked forth upon her, and was stricken blind, as some affirm, by the vengeance of Heaven; or, according to others, was deprived of sight by the inhabitants." (A quote from a source merely identified as "a modern writer".)
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Antiquities of the City of Coventry: Being a Descriptive Guide to Its Public Buildings, Institutions, Antiquities, &c. Also the Ancient Legend of Lady Godiva. The Whole Compiled from the Earliest Authentic Records, and Continued to the Present
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Sisters. In August 2007, the Godiva Sisters was performed in front of 900 delegates from 69 countries attending the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children Biennial Conference held at the University of Warwick. In the
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592:(d. 1686) since he made no mention of it in his works that discussed Coventry at full length. (The story of the tailor and the use of a wooden effigy may be as old as the 17th century, but the effigy may not have always been called "Tom".)
488:, perhaps to celebrate the renewal of spring. The oldest form of the legend has Godiva passing through Coventry market from one end to the other while the people were assembled, attended only by two knights. This version is given in
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artist. His painting depicts a "voluptuously displayed" Lady Godiva against the background of a "fantastical
Italianate Coventry". In addition the Gallery has collected many Victorian interpretations of the subject described by
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as one of the few Anglo-Saxons and the only woman to remain a major landholder shortly after the conquest. By the time of this great survey in 1086, Godiva had died and her former lands are listed as held by others.
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Poretta, who has been Coventry's official Lady Godiva since 1982, has also been appointed MBE. ... She said she was "shocked and humbled" to receive the honour, for services to the city's community and tourism
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210:; this, if the same as the figure in legend, would make Godiva a widow when Leofric married her. Both Leofric and Godiva were generous benefactors to religious houses. In 1043, Leofric founded and endowed a
643:, the oldest document that mentions "Peeping Tom" by name is a record in Coventry's official annals, dating to 11 June 1773, documenting that the city issued a new wig and paint for the wooden effigy.
1999:...circulum gemmarum, quem filo insuerat, ut singularum contactu singulas orationes incipiens numerum non praetermitteret, hunc ergo gemmarum circulum collo imaginis sanctae Mariae appendi jussit."
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W. Reader dates the first Godiva procession to 1677, but other sources date the first parade to 1678, and on that year a lad from the household of James Swinnerton enacted the role of Lady Godiva.
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The story of Peeping Tom, who alone among the townsfolk spied on the Lady Godiva's naked ride, probably did not originate in literature, but came about through popular lore in the locality of
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today and one which was certainly considered "underwear" in Godiva's time. If this were the case, Godiva might have actually travelled through town as a penitent in her shift, likely
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1221:(1997–1999), Lady Godiva is portrayed as a sorceress who was imprisoned by Robin Hood years ago in a tree, and now took revenge on him. The women later rescued Robin Hood from her.
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to London, was proposed by the independent company Imagineer productions (best known locally for reviving the Coventry Mystery Plays and reimagining the Coventry Carnival as the
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Lewis, C. P. (2011). "Communities, Conflicts and Episcopal Policy in the Diocese of Liechfield, 1050–1150". In Insley, Charles; Wilkinson, Louise; Dalton, Paul (eds.).
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2041:"The City of Coventry: The legend of Lady Godiva | British History Online"
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Lady Godiva on Film: Icon of Faith, Icon of Feminism or Erotic Simulacrum
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Douglas, Alton; Moore, Dennis; Douglas, Jo (February 1991).
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2730:"Coventry Now & Then: Hertford Street from Broadgate"
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Paul M. Rapin de Thoyras; N. Tindal Thomas (tr.) (1732).
2236:"Lady Godiva: Anglo-Saxon noblewoman or Medieval legend?"
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680:Some suggest that the nudity myth originated in
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3011:"The Eerie Roots of Lou Reed's New Transformer"
2623:"Godiva – The Herbert Art Gallery & Museum"
1702:. Vol. 1. London: MacMillan. p. 320.
3177:Gilbert, Simon; Rodger, James (23 July 2015).
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1929:Lady Godiva: A Literary History of the Legend
1753:(US edn. Cornell, 1985), pp. 25 & 66
1486:A variant of this ballad can be found in the
760:The Godiva Procession Leaving St Mary's Hall.
353:as sheriff of Lincolnshire, was her brother.
191:meant "gift of God"; 'Godiva' was the name's
30:"Godiva" redirects here. For other uses, see
8:
2497:"The Truth Behind The Legend of Lady Godiva"
1123:(1921), a German silent drama film starring
845:Installed in 1953, the Lady Godiva Clock in
3029:"Queen – Don't Stop Me Now Lyrics – Genius"
2002:
1084:Still from the 1911 silent film production
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2756:"Ringmaster and rockers honoured by Queen"
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664:, a sleeveless white garment similar to a
360:of 1066 and 1086. She is mentioned in the
4208:History of taxation in the United Kingdom
3179:"Nostalgia video: The Lady Godiva (1928)"
2877:National Parliamentary Library of Georgia
2363:"Peeping Tom of Coventry and Lady Godiva"
1313:. Engraving by J.B. Allen after G. Jones.
795:(1897) was bequeathed by social reformer
342:Ego Godiva Comitissa diu istud desideravi
3360:Kretchmer, John T. (19 September 2004).
2224:, University of California San Francisco
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1357:Lady Godiva Statue by William Reid Dick.
1224:In a 2004 episode of the fantasy series
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1593:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
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903:Porretta was appointed a Member of the
383:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
3437:Roger of Wendover's Flowers of History
2736:from the original on 28 September 2007
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278:donors of the last decades before the
167:. They had nine children; one son was
143:to gain a remission of the oppressive
4183:Cultural depictions of British people
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2475:The New Monthly Magazine and Humorist
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1881:from the original on 11 December 2013
966:(1939), a short illustrated novel by
262:she and her husband had donated, and
78:depicts her moment of decision (1892)
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3553:Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
2972:from the original on 2 February 2017
2766:from the original on 27 October 2022
2580:French, Katherine L (January 1992).
2544:from the original on 30 January 2009
2507:from the original on 20 October 2020
1907:from the original on 7 December 2013
1674:from the original on 7 December 2013
1648:from the original on 7 December 2013
1622:from the original on 7 December 2013
1591:Ann Williams, 'Godgifu (d. 1067?)',
976:, a 1948 novel by Raoul Cohen Faure.
957:, includes a mention of Lady Godiva.
2697:from the original on 1 October 2015
2404:
2194:When Godiva streaked and Tom peeped
1818:McGrory, David (15 November 2015).
1618:. Anglo-saxons.net. 13 April 1981.
1550:
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1141:Ghosts of Yesterday #1: Lady Godiva
803:-style painting was offered to the
3558:Cecilia Parsons, "Countess Godiva"
3397:from the original on 25 April 2023
3241:"Lady Godiva – Back In The Saddle"
2460:The Journey from Chester to London
2435:from the original on 25 April 2023
2292:from the original on 25 April 2023
2246:from the original on 16 March 2019
1926:Donoghue, Daniel (15 April 2008).
1742:Anglo-Saxon Art: A New Perspective
1725:The Chronicle of John of Worcester
1013:based on the story (Prague, 1907;
869:The Only True Story of Lady Godiva
175:, though the spelling varies. The
117:; died between 1066 and 1086), in
25:
4188:Cultural depictions of socialites
3491:Hartland, E. Sydney (June 1890).
3314:Jewson, Vicky (25 January 2008).
3293:"Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle"
2840:from the original on 4 March 2011
2495:Simcox, Georgia (21 March 2018).
2077:from the original on 6 March 2019
1954:"Countess Godiva | Domesday Book"
1151:(1950), British comedy film with
1068:"Inanimate Sensation", a song by
527:and sanitized the earlier story.
4076:Coventry Heritage and Arts Trust
3533:Dictionary of National Biography
3481:(Shows Tom effigy with a bowtie)
3291:Taylor, Baz (13 November 2007).
3265:Live, Coventry (16 March 2006).
2411:... first stated by Rapin (1732)
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3790:Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle
3339:Benny Hill – Lady Godiva (1978)
2998:. Record Research. p. 654.
2932:Redgold, Eliza (14 July 2015).
2905:Galland, Nicole (2 July 2013).
2234:White, Frances (14 July 2015).
1824:. Amberley Publishing Limited.
1189:Lady Godiva: Back in the Saddle
1180:(1955), starring Irish actress
530:The ballad "Leoffricus" in the
308:unveiled in 1949 in Broadgate,
4023:St Mary's Priory and Cathedral
3852:Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
3772:Lady Godiva in popular culture
2960:"Vítezslav Novák: Lady Godiva"
2534:"Lady Godiva: The naked truth"
2267:, volume 1, p. 148.
2067:"Lady Godiva: The Naked Truth"
1877:. flickr.com. 11 August 2007.
1295:Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
1257:Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
1139:as Lady Godiva. Also known as
813:Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
727:County of the City of Coventry
723:Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
637:Journey from Chester to London
508:of the monastery of Coventry.
407:-like string of prayer-beads.
388:St Mary's Priory and Cathedral
61:Herbert Art Gallery and Museum
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3493:"Peeping Tom and Lady Godiva"
2935:Naked: A Novel of Lady Godiva
1577:Letters: Godiva's family tree
1107:(1911), silent short film by
990:Naked: A Novel of Lady Godiva
623:(1796), the English satirist
535:
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372:Chronicon Abbatiae de Evesham
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3125:Gorgievski, Sandra (2020), "
3103:Moest, Hubert (7 May 1922).
3009:Bloom, Howard (April 1973).
2717:The Folklore of Warwickshire
2598:10.1016/0304-4181(92)90015-Q
2568:The Saber and Scroll Journal
2130:10.1016/0304-4181(92)90015-q
2065:Coe, Charles (1 July 2003).
1602:UK public library membership
1309:Lady Godiva depicted in her
799:. When he died in 1937, the
551:Peeping Tom (disambiguation)
437:and the adaptation of it by
3208:"Movies: About Lady Godiva"
2888:Faure, Raoul Cohen (1948).
2691:siris-artinventories.si.edu
2586:Journal of Medieval History
2473:Leman Rede, "Peeping Tom",
2118:Journal of Medieval History
2023:Antiquities of Warwickshire
1847:Coventry: A Century of News
905:Order of The British Empire
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4168:11th-century English women
3503:(II): 217–226 – via
3453:Yonge, C. D. (1853).
3267:"Lady Godiva riding again"
2891:Lady Godiva and Master Tom
2350:. W. Hickling of Coventry.
2331:Hales & Furnivall 1868
1901:"Anglo-Saxons.net, S 1230"
1851:Coventry Evening Telegraph
1668:"Anglo-Saxons.net, S 1478"
1642:"Anglo-Saxons.net, S 1232"
1616:"Anglo-Saxons.net, S 1226"
1579:The Times, 25 January 1983
1575:Patrick W. Montague-Smith
1215:In Season 4, Episode 3 of
974:Lady Godiva and Master Tom
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2463:1811 edition, p. 190
2045:www.british-history.ac.uk
2007:, 1125, Rolls Series 311.
2004:Gesta Pontificum Anglorum
2001:– William of Malmesbury:
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1932:. John Wiley & Sons.
1489:Collection of Old Ballads
997:Classical music and opera
953:("The Heart"), a poem by
689:Images in art and society
400:Gesta pontificum anglorum
222:and the endowment of the
4213:Legendary English people
3945:Ribbon and silk industry
3362:"The Bare Witch Project"
3210:. Movies & TV Dept.
2789:"Don't Drop Lady Godiva"
2367:The Gentleman's Magazine
2240:www.historyanswers.co.uk
2176:; accessed 24 July 2023.
2095:Joan Cadogan Lancaster.
1771:Dodwell, 220, 230 &
986:, a 2013 historic novel.
805:Corporation of Hampstead
729:in 1586 and produced by
484:" was led to the sacred
415:Trinity Church, Coventry
292:Saint Vitalis of Savigny
270:received a gold-fringed
4137:Coventry History Centre
4041:Science and engineering
3783:Lady Godiva Rides Again
3755:Lady Godiva's Operation
3667:Lady Godiva of Coventry
3627:Leofric, Earl of Mercia
3515:(Woodcut of Tom effigy)
3513:The History of Coventry
2211:"Lady Godiva (Godgifu)"
2174:Encyclopedia Britannica
1745:, 1982, Manchester UP,
1177:Lady Godiva of Coventry
1169:Lady Godiva of Coventry
1148:Lady Godiva Rides Again
1046:" tells the story of a
1044:Lady Godiva's Operation
859:staged in 1974, at the
823:William Calder Marshall
715:William Calder Marshall
478:pagan fertility rituals
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134:Leofric, Earl of Mercia
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4173:2012 Cultural Olympiad
3721:The Seven Lady Godivas
3633:Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
2428:The History of England
2386:Science of Fairy Tales
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1762:Dodwell, 180 & 212
1597:accessed 18 April 2008
1434:The Seven Lady Godivas
1396:Human sexuality portal
1341:Lady Godiva Statue in
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3349:– via YouTube.
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2762:. 31 December 2009.
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1978:K. S. B. Keats-Rohan
1903:. Anglo-saxons.net.
1670:. Anglo-saxons.net.
1644:. Anglo-saxons.net.
1418:Asteroid 3018 Godiva
1192:(2007), comedy film.
831:Dallas Museum of Art
775:—a privately minted
549:For other uses, see
521:Chronicle of England
417:, about the time of
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3576:Encyclopædia Romana
2361:Reader, W. (1826).
2333:, 3:473-, vv. 53–60
1737:Dodwell, C. R.
1475:Lucy of Bolingbroke
1444:, 1897 painting by
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856:Bishop of Worcester
819:St Mary's Guildhall
797:Thomas Hancock Nunn
766:Holy Trinity Church
711:St Mary's Guildhall
519:. According to his
264:St Paul's Cathedral
4198:English countesses
4102:Sir Alfred Herbert
3996:(Collier painting)
3871:Sydney John Bunney
3422:Flores Historiarum
3220:on 26 January 2009
3213:The New York Times
2911:. Harper Collins.
2715:Roy Palmer (1976)
2627:www.theherbert.org
2540:. 24 August 2001.
2222:Flowers of History
2148:1 May 2006 at the
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3468:Secondary sources
3432:Roger of Wendover
3428:Giles, J. A.
3418:Roger of Wendover
3141:978-1-4766-6844-4
2965:Universal Edition
2945:978-1-250-06615-2
2918:978-0-06-225025-4
2873:Galaktion Tabidze
2871:("The Heart") by
2662:"Godiva | Art UK"
2458:Pennant, Thomas,
2285:978-0-342-83166-1
2152:, Historic-UK.com
1939:978-0-470-77701-5
1831:978-1-4456-4710-4
1797:978-1-84383-620-9
1790:. Boydell Press.
1600:(subscription or
1325:Broadgate Clock,
1109:Vitagraph Studios
1090:Vitagraph Studios
1063:Don't Stop Me Now
955:Galaktion Tabidze
833:, Dallas, Texas.
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