Who’s who?
The players in this story are: Lady Godiva – the naked horse riding tax protester Leofric – Godiva’s husband Peeping Tom – the man who looked Canute – the king who spent all the tax
The players in this story are: Lady Godiva – the naked horse riding tax protester Leofric – Godiva’s husband Peeping Tom – the man who looked Canute – the king who spent all the tax
Lady Godiva’s naked Coventry horse ride at midday on market day 1035AD – watched by Peeping Tom – stopped her husband Leofric collecting King Canute’s Heregeld tax. Leofric dared Godiva to ride naked because the Greek and Roman paintings she loved included nudes. Ranulf Higden’s Polychronicon (1257) – and an …
Lady Godiva’s naked Coventry horse ride at midday on market day 1035AD – watched by Peeping Tom – stopped her husband Leofric collecting King Canute’s Heregeld tax. That’s probably already more than you knew about the Lady Godiva story but here are 37 facts about Britain’s first celebrity streaker. 1. …
Lady Godiva’s naked Coventry horse ride at midday on market day 1035AD – watched by Peeping Tom – stopped her husband Leofric collecting King Canute’s Heregeld tax. Leofric dared Godiva to ride naked because the Greek and Roman paintings she loved included nudes. Ranulf Higden’s Polychronicon (1257) – and an …