[DOC] [TLE] Lady Godiva - Wikipedia [PAR] Godiva, Countess of Mercia in Old English Godgifu, 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 ... Writing in the 
12th century, Roger of Wendover credits Godiva as the persuasive force behind 
this act. [DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - Ancient History in depth: An Anglo-Saxon Tale: Lady ... [PAR] The story of Lady Godiva's ride, naked, through the streets of Coventry has ... 
does not mention her famous ride, and there is no firm evidence connecting ... 
The remains of the subsequent 13th-century church monastery, Coventry's ... The 
earliest surviving source for the legend is the Chronica of Roger of Wendover for 
the... [DOC] [TLE] The City of Coventry: The legend of Lady Godiva | British History ... [PAR] Then with 'her gentlewoman to wait upon her', she galloped through the town 
unseen. .... 35) But there is no written evidence of the ride until Roger of 
Wendover (d. ... This, while true of 13th-or even 12th-century Coventry, was not 
an accurate ... In the two earliest accounts of the Godiva ride, Godiva did not 
make her journey... [DOC] [TLE] Lady Godiva - Historic UK [PAR] Why did Lady Godiva, a pious woman, ride through the streets of Coventry naked
? ... Roger of Wendover wrote of it in the twelfth century and Mathew Paris in the 
... The astonishing tale that has come down to us through the centuries, is that ... 
Lady Godiva naked and on her horse. ... Like  Reply  1  Jan 13, 2016 11:52am. [DOC] [TLE] The Science of Fairy Tales: Chapter IV: Fairy Births and Human ... [PAR] The earliest mention of her famous ride through Coventry is by Roger of 
Wendover, who wrote in the beginning of the thirteenth century, or a hundred and 
fifty years or thereabout after her death. ... The fatal byword of all years to come, ... 
If this be so, however, it is difficult to account for the manner in which her figure is
... [DOC] [TLE] Lady Godiva: medievalhistory.net [PAR] Her protest took the form of a public humiliation of her noble husband. She rode 
through the streets of their regional capitol, the town of Coventry, without ... Roger 
of Wendover in the early thirteenth century, wrote in his Flowers of History : ... 
That is why her ride may be supposed to have taken place as late as 1050, 
instead... [DOC] [TLE] Splendid Labyrinths: 'Lady Godiva' by John Collier (Stories behind ... [PAR] Jul 13, 2014 ... A woman sits on a horse, riding through what looks like a medieval town. ... 
landowner in her own right - one of her most valuable properties was Coventry. ... 
appears out of the blue in the 13th century in a not very reliable account. ... The 
earliest written record of it comes from one Roger of Wendover more... [DOC] [TLE] Lady Godiva - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Jul 22, 2014 ... The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur comes from later versions of this ... Writing 
in the twelfth century, Roger of Wendover credits Godiva as the ... would grant her 
request if she would strip naked and ride through the streets of the town. ... The 
oldest form of the legend has Godiva passing through Coventry... [DOC] [TLE] Your Spiritual Haven [PAR] She then returned to her husband, who freed the town of Coventry and its ... there 
is no written evidence of the ride until long after Godiva's death when Roger of 
Wendover ... This, while true of 13th-or even 12th-century Coventry, (The Friday 
market ... old fly-net which covered Lady Godiva's horse in the early processions. [DOC] [TLE] Godgifu "lady Godiva" (Countess of Mercia) ( 1010-1085 ... [PAR] On her return from the ride, he promised, Godiva would be granted her wish and 
the ... He seems to have based his account on the work of an earlier

Question: The earliest account of her ride through Coventry comes from Roger of Wendover in the 13th c.
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