Lady Godiva

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Leofric ~~was~~ Earl of Mercia~~. At some point he~~ married a woman named Godgifu ("God's Gift") whose name has come down to us in legend as '''Lady Godiva'''. She is most famously known for her legendary ride while naked through Coventry to protest her husband's high taxes on the populace. That this could have actually occurred is very doubtful. It is not noted by any contemporary chronicler and it would have been quite newsworthy certainly. The story is first recited about 200 years after her probable death.

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[[Leofric, Earl of Mercia]] married a woman named Godgifu ("God's Gift") whose name has come down to us in legend as '''Lady Godiva'''. She is most famously known for her legendary ride while naked through Coventry to protest her husband's high taxes on the populace. That this could have actually occurred is very doubtful. It is not noted by any contemporary chronicler and it would have been quite newsworthy certainly. The story is first recited about 200 years after her probable death.

Some sources say that Leofric and Godiva founded the monastery at Coventry, others that they expanded one which was already there.

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-Leofric was Earl of Mercia.  At some point he married a woman named Godgifu ("God's Gift") whose name has come down to us in legend as '''Lady Godiva'''.  She is most famously known for her legendary ride while naked through Coventry to protest her husband's high taxes on the populace.  That this could have actually occurred is very doubtful.  It is not noted by any contemporary chronicler and it would have been quite newsworthy certainly.  The story is first recited about 200 years after her probable death.
+[[Leofric, Earl of Mercia]] married a woman named Godgifu ("God's Gift") whose name has come down to us in legend as '''Lady Godiva'''.  She is most famously known for her legendary ride while naked through Coventry to protest her husband's high taxes on the populace.  That this could have actually occurred is very doubtful.  It is not noted by any contemporary chronicler and it would have been quite newsworthy certainly.  The story is first recited about 200 years after her probable death.
 Some sources say that Leofric and Godiva founded the monastery at Coventry, others that they expanded one which was already there.