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Godiva

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Godiva [gəˈdaɪvə]
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(Biographies / Godiva, Lady (?1040-1080) F, English, MISC: legendary naked rider) Lady. ?1040-1080, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia. According to legend, she rode naked through Coventry in order to obtain remission for the townspeople from the heavy taxes imposed by her husband
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Noun1.Godiva - according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavilyGodiva - according to legend she rode naked through Coventry in order to persuade her husband not to tax the townspeople so heavily; the only person to look at her as she rode by was a man named Tom and Peeping Tom has become a synonym for voyeur (circa 1040-1080)
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