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Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva, 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. Wikipedia
Died: 1067
Spouse: Leofric, Earl of Mercia
Grandchildren: Edith of Mercia, Morcar, Edwin, Earl of Mercia, and more
Children: Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia
A symbol of Coventry, Protest & Female Empowerment. ... The museum holds a large collection of paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures featuring her story.
Who was Lady Godiva? The story of Lady Godiva's ride, naked, through the streets of Coventry has changed and grown over the 900 years or so of its existence - ...
The legendary story of Lady Godiva is found in the Flores Historiarum by Roger of Wendover (died 1236). There he recounts that her husband, in exasperation over ...
Lady Godiva (Old English: Godgifu; about 980 – 1067) was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman. She was married to Earl Leofric and frequently donated to the church, and ...