Lady Godiva
Godiva, Countess of Mercia , was an English noblewoman who, according to a legend dating at least to the 13th century, rode naked – covered only in her long h...
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Godiva, Countess of Mercia , was an English noblewoman who, according to a legend dating at least to the 13th century, rode naked – covered only in her long hair – through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband imposed on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.
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