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Note: 9-26-2006 from: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=glencoe&id=I3645
aka Godgifu
Lady Godiva was an Anglo-Saxon Christian gentlewoman, a patron of the Arts, equestrienne, and advocate for the poor. When she protested her husband's heavy taxation policies, he made a deal, half in jest: if she would ride naked through the town, he would reduce the taxes. To his surprise, she did, covering her body with her hair. The event became a celebration of God's perfect creation of the human body. Lady Godiva was admired for having the guts to follow her convictions.
During her ride, the men were supposed to remain inside, but Tom did not and became known as PEEPING TOM.
Since 1678, the town of Coventry has celebrated Lady Godiva's famous ride in its annual fair.
WARNING: The parentage of Lady Godiva is in dispute.
Notes on this website are authored by Larry Overmire, unless noted otherwise. Permission of the author is required to reproduce elsewhere.
Sources:
1) Richard A. Dutton Database
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET &db=dickdutton&id=I170122
2) Jim Weber Database
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET &db=jweber&id=I00630
3) Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists, 7th Edition, by Frederick Lewis Weis, additions by Walter Lee Shippard Jr., 1999 Page: 176a-2
4) Encyclopedia Britannica, Treatise on Leofric
5) Elton Lacey Database
http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET &db=elacey&id=I37320
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