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	Lady Godiva - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nevertheless, that a lady of this name existed in the early part of the 11th century is certain, as evidenced by several ancient documents, such as the Stow charter, the Spalding charter, and the Domesday survey, though the spelling of the name varies considerably.
		Her mark, "di Ego Godiva Comitissa diu istud desideravi", was found on the charter given by her brother, Thorold of Bucknall, sheriff of Lincolnshire, to the Benedictine monastery of Spalding; and she is commemorated as benefactress of other monasteries at Leominster, Chester, Wenlock, Worcester, and Evesham.
		Godiva was immortalized anew in the poem Godiva by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godiva (1196 words)

	GODIVA - LoveToKnow Article on GODIVA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		That a lady of this name existed in the early part of the 11th century is certain, as evidenced by several ancient documents, such as the Stow charter, the Spalding charter and the Domesday survey, though the spelling of the name varies considerably.
		Her mark, di Ego Godiva Comitissa diu istud desideravi, was found on the charter given by her brother, Thorold of Bucknallsheriff of Lincolnshire to the Benedictine monastery of Spalding in Iosi; and she is commemorated as benefactress of other monasteries at Leominster, Chester, Wenlock, Worcester and Evesham.
		The Godiva procession, a commemoration of the legendary ride instituted on the 31st of May i6~8 as part of Coventry fair, was celebrated at intervals until 1826.
	99.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GO/GODIVA.htm (566 words)

	Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad [sic], or LGMB, is a student-run organization comprising chiefly of University of Toronto engineering students.
		The Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad is primarily a spirit group and secondly a musical group.
		The Lady Godiva Memorial Bnad was founded circa 1950, by A.J. Paul La Prairie while he was a student at the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lady_Godiva_Memorial_Bnad (1112 words)

	Chocolate and Truffle Gifts from Godiva: History & FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Godiva's history began more than seventy-five years ago in Brussels, Belgium when master chocolatier Joseph Draps founded a chocolate company that was named in honor of the legend of Lady Godiva.
		Leofric declared that Lady Godiva was shameless to plead for "the whining serfs." She responded by saying he would discover how honorable the serfs were.
		A deal was struck: Lady Godiva would ride unclothed through the streets of the city, "clad in naught but my long tresses," and if the population remained inside shuttered buildings and did not peek at her, their tax burden would be lifted.
	www.godiva.com /about/faq.asp (551 words)

	Lady Godiva: A Woman Who Dared to Be Bare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lady Godiva (Godifu, spelling of her time) according to historians, was an Anglo-Saxon woman that lived during the period of 1040-1080 A.D. She was married to Leofric, Earl of Mercia.
		Lady Godiva was a woman of the arts, an equestrian and hunter while Leofric who was quite a bit older that she, was a religious Christian man that made considerable riches as an entrepreneur.
		Lady Godiva and her husband began to get the attention they always dreamed of and the respect they hoped for while serving the purpose of the church as well.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/her_story/78643 (591 words)

	Lady Godiva
		Leofric, earl of Mercia, and husband of Lady Godiva, was a man of broad but obscure interests; a religious man thoroughly Christian, and an entrepreneur, raconteur, and general all around good sport.
		Leofric and Godiva came to be awarded the attention and respect they longed for from the start, and they had served the purposes of the church as well.
		If Lady Godiva truly believed in the crusade she was promoting, then she should lead it herself, and offer to the citizens of Coventry an example of the glorious beauty to be understood by careful consideration of a perfect nude human body.
	www.abacom.com /~jkrause/godiva.html (1559 words)

	Lady Godiva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Lady Godiva is the most successful team in the history of ultimate.
		Lady Godiva represented the United States as Team USA in the 1998 International World Competition, winning gold at the World Ultimate Championship.
		Lady Godiva raises the level of play in women's ultimate, always striving to be the best.
	www.buda.org /ladygodiva/history.html (395 words)

	Ø Wilson's Almanac free daily ezine \| Lady Godiva \| Anglo Saxon medieval English folklore Godgyfu Epona naked ...
		Lady Godiva – Godgyfu as her name was originally – really did exist and was a Saxon noblewoman and patron of the arts, married to Leofric, Duke of Mercia in England.
		The legend says that Godiva, generous and strong-willed, was outraged at a poll or tax that Leofric was planning to levy on the people of Coventry, and she persistently asked him to lift the imposition, or at least use the money for the provision of works of art that the peasants might enjoy.
		Then the Countess Godiva, beloved of God, ascended her horse, naked, loosing her long hair which clothed her entire body except her snow white legs, and having performed the journey, seen by none, returned with joy to her husband who, regarding it as a miracle, thereupon granted Coventry a Charter, confirming it with his seal.
	www.wilsonsalmanac.com /godiva.html (1171 words)

	Lady Godiva: medievalhistory.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Countess Godiva devoutly anxious to free the city of Coventry from a grievous and base thralldom often besought the Count, her husband, that he would for love of the Holy Trinity and the sacred Mother of God liberate it from such servitude.
		The Godiva of legend is celebrated for her hard-headed willfulness and audacity, matched equally by her own Christian charity and sense of personal responsibility for her whole community.
		The Conqueror's unwillingness to deprive the old Lady of Coventry, while destroying the rest of her dynasty, is indicative of her enormous personal popularity among the English people, a popularity which has not diminished one iota in the last one thousand years.
	www.medievalhistory.net /godiva.htm (741 words)

	Lady Godiva ~ Godgifu (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However it is Lady Godiva's generosity that has given her a special place in the heart of the city's people.
		Lady Godiva lived in the 11th Century and her charity and power is well documented.
		Lady Godiva was married to Leofric, the Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry and together they founded a number of religious buildings.
	pages.zdnet.com /ramel2001/pricefamiliesoftuscaloosaalabama/id42.html (298 words)

	Lady Godiva's Conventry
		The legendary Lady Godiva was one of the founders and earliest rulers of the Midlands city of Coventry.
		The legend of Godiva's ride is probably a folk memory of a Queen of the May pageant--perhaps a particularly bawdy one.
		Godiva processions, complete with naked maiden, were held from earliest times well into the 20th century, and prudish attempts to clothe the maiden were met with riots.
	www.thehistorynet.com /bh/blgodivacoventry (1965 words)

	How to Look at a Naked Lady \| Sexual Fables (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Godiva’s reputation, on the other hand, has soared, but the most interesting aspect of her ride nowadays is that it is no longer politically correct to have her in the nude.
		His wife, the Lady Godiva, on the other hand, was practically a saint, and he had only meant that if she was really keen to do something for her church and her people, she should have stripped herself of some of her possessions, not the clothes she had on.
		Godiva was encouraging people to treat it as a religious experience when it was nothing of the kind and he had heard of at least one fellow who didn’t think it was either.
	www.sexualfables.com /how_to_look_at_a_naked_lady.php (4844 words)

	Culture UK - Lady Godiva
		Lady Godiva was the lady, wife of Leofric, the Earl of Mercia.
		Lady Godiva was a rich landowner in her own right and one of her most valuable properties was Coventry.
		Lady Godiva pleaded with Leofric to stop this hated tax and he is reputed to have said, "You will have to ride naked through Coventry before I will change my ways".
	www.historic-uk.com /CultureUK/LadyGodiva.htm (663 words)

	Lady Godiva
		Groups in Coventry are being invited to follow Lady Godiva through the streets of Coventry as part of a colourful tradition dating back more than 300 years.
		Calendars featuring Lady Godiva and stunning shots of Coventry are being sold all over the world to CWN readers after a huge surge of interest.
		Lady Godiva is safe as Coventry’s figurehead, the councillor responsible for the council’s image has promised.
	www.cwn.org.uk /godiva (242 words)

	Lady Godiva: The Naked Truth
		Lady Godiva repeatedly urged her husband, Leofric, to lessen the people's tax burden, and time and again he refused.
		According to legend, the people of Coventry, as a gesture of respect and appreciation for Lady Godiva's actions on their behalf, stayed indoors behind shuttered windows to preserve her modesty as she passed.
		The lady is obedient to her husband, yet boldly challenges his position on taxes.
	www.harvardmagazine.com /on-line/070377.html (617 words)

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		According to the story, Lady Godiva, who was much younger than Leofric, became a patron of the arts, believing they would raise the consciousness of the populace.
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	Lady Godiva - Whitsunday Overnight Sailing Cruise
		Lady Godiva, is the second of our luxurious Gold Sailing in Style Nautor Swans.
		She is designed to accommodate 9 guests in comfort and style and boasts two double cabins with a good sized en suite as well as private deck and saloon access.
		Lady Godiva has a massive saloon area, broad decks and a comfortable shaded cockpit.
	www.whitsundaysailing.com.au /opp/tours/ps/ladygodiva (148 words)

	Lady Godiva
		I had no idea that the term "peeping tom" had started with the legend or that Godiva had agreed to ride to help her people, and I was able to confirmed that yes, Godiva chocolate is named after her.
		It is not clear if Lady Godiva was a fictional or real character of history.
		Peeping Tom was a boy in Conventry who peeked at Lady Godiva through the shutters as she rode past and was struck blind.
	www.unc.edu /~doar/ladygodiva.html (403 words)

	Lady Godiva - AOL Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Leofric, earl of Mercia, and husband of Lady Godiva, was a man of broad but obscure interests; a religious man thoroughly...
		According to the story, Lady Godiva was the beautiful wife of Leofric III (968...
		Lady Godiva took him at his word, and after issuing a proclamation that all...
	music.aol.com /artist/lady-godiva/398266/main?_pgtyp=pdct (172 words)

	Coventry Rainbow Canal Boat Trust - Narrowboat "Lady Godiva": Home Page
		Our narrowboat, the "Lady Godiva", is the only one in the area that has an operational hydraulic life for wheelchairs.
		The "Lady Godiva" complies with the requirements of British Waterways "Boat Safety" and holds a valid Boat Safety Certificate issued by an independent Surveyor.
		The "Lady Godiva" can accommodate up to twelve people on a day trip and 6 on a holiday (including escorts and carers).
	www.ladygodiva.org.uk (342 words)

	Lady Godiva
		Lady Godiva has been mentioned in the medieval murder posts, but that's no place for a Lady.
		Lady Godiva (Godgifu) herself may have already been a widow when she married Leofric in 1040, because she is credited with having already donated money to Ely Cathedral, a philanthropy from her inheritance from a deceased husband.
		Lady Godiva is mentioned in chronicles of the times, but her nude ride is not mentioned until a century after her death.
	www.aboutbritain.com /forums/m_27937/tm.htm (1839 words)

	BBC - Coventry and Warwickshire Features - The History of Lady Godiva
		The Pre-Raphaelite painting is part of their permanent collection and is the jewel in the crown of their ongoing exhibition: Lady Godiva and Sutherland Highlights.
		Godiva was the first woman to be mentioned in the Domesday Book and was married to Leofric, the Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry.
		The story tells how Lady Godiva was upset with Leofric for crippling the development of Coventry with taxes.
	www.bbc.co.uk /coventry/features/stories/2002/04/the-history-of-lady-godiva.shtml (544 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Depth \| Newsmakers \| Lady Godiva: The naked truth
		It is thought to be that of Lady Godiva, famous for riding naked through the streets of the city.
		Matthew of Westminster, writing in the 14th Century, infers that a miracle took place because the pious lady, in her state of undress, was not observed by anyone.
		It has been suggested that Godiva may have been naked in the sense that she was unadorned by jewels and the trappings of power.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/newsmakers/1507606.stm (845 words)

	Lady Godiva's History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After devouring all the knowledge left in the laboratory, which was considerable, Godiva took up the weapons left to her and went into the woods to put to practice what she had learned.
		After several weeks in the woods Godiva felt she was ready to face Ykeel and headed to the city.
		Godiva met Ykeel on several occasions saying hi and becoming friends again before telling him the truth.
	www.vilhon.com /BOP/Tales/GodivaHistory.html (1974 words)

	Lady Godiva (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The women of Lady Godiva have won six national championships.
		Lady Godiva is made up of an eclectic mix of women -- graduate students, engineers with doctorates, moms.
		Lady Godiva, which won its first national title in 1988 and the world championship last summer, will play for its fifth UPA Fall National title today through Sunday in San Diego.
	www.buda.org /ladygodiva/hartford_article.html (1240 words)

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