~Lady Godiva~ Hon. John Collier Lady Godiva lived in England during the 11th century. She was the wife of Earl Leofric of Mercia. According to the legend, Lady Godiva asked her husband to reduce the heavy taxes he imposed as Lord of Coventry. He agreed to do so if she would ride naked through town. She asked all the townspeople to remain indoors, while she, clothed only in her long hair, mounted a horse and rode through the streets. It was said a tailor named Tom peeped through a shutter and was struck blind. This incident was the origin of the phrase 'Peeping Tom'.
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