Lady Godiva

**ASC is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which I've transcribed above and which does *not* show this connection at all

**ASC is the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle which I've transcribed above and which does *not* show this connection at all

**CCN is Century Cyclopedia of Names, a very poor source for such an important connection

**CCN is Century Cyclopedia of Names, a very poor source for such an important connection

*[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/anglo-saxon/flowers/godiva.html "Lady Godiva"], by Aelius_Stilo@yahoo.com, at Encyclopaedia Romana online. Among other things they claim the Chronicle ascribed to Florence was actually writen by John of Worcester from 1124 to 1140 instead of Florence who died 1118.  This attribution would allow relaxing her dates, since she could be as much as a generation younger than previously thought.<blockquote>"Among his other good deeds in this life, he and his wife, the noble countess Godgiva, who was a devout worshipper of God, and one who loved the ever-virgin St. Mary, entirely constructed at their own cost the monastery there [Coventry], well endowed it with land, and enriched it with ornaments to such an extent, that no monastery could be then found in England possessing so much gold, silver, jewels, and precious stones." The Chronicle of John of Worcester: The Annals from 450 to 1066 (1995) edited by R. R. Darlington and P. McGurk, translated by Jennifer Bray and P. McGurk (Oxford Medieval Texts)</blockquote>

*[http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/britannia/anglo-saxon/flowers/godiva.html "Lady Godiva"], by Aelius_Stilo@yahoo.com, at Encyclopaedia Romana online. Among other things they claim the Chronicle ascribed to Florence was actually writen by John of Worcester from 1124 to 1140 instead of Florence who died 1118.  This attribution would allow relaxing her dates, since she could be as much as a generation younger than previously thought.<blockquote>"Among his other good deeds in this life, he and his wife, the noble countess Godgiva, who was a devout worshipper of God, and one who loved the ever-virgin St. Mary, entirely constructed at their own cost the monastery there [Coventry], well endowed it with land, and enriched it with ornaments to such an extent, that no monastery could be then found in England possessing so much gold, silver, jewels, and precious stones." The Chronicle of John of Worcester: The Annals from 450 to 1066 (1995) edited by R. R. Darlington and P. McGurk, translated by Jennifer Bray and P. McGurk (Oxford Medieval Texts)</blockquote>