Godgifu
(????-1066)
11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and figure of legend
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Lady Godiva (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. Today, she is mainly remembered for a legend dating back to at least the 13th century, in which she rode naked – covered only in 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.
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| Born | Lady Godiva |
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1066 (aged )
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Ælfgar, Earl of Mercia 1st child with Leofric, Earl of Mercia Male b. 1030 d. 1060 · Age: 29 (at death) · 1030-1060 · Earl of Mercia and Earl of East Anglia
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