Maureen O'Hara
Lady Godiva
Search results
Lady Godiva by John Collier, c. 1897, in the Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry. Lady Godiva: Edmund Blair Leighton depicts her moment of decision (1892). Lady Godiva (/ ɡ ə ˈ d aɪ v ə /; died between 1066 and 1086), in Old English Godgifu, was a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who is relatively well documented as the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and ...
Oct 22, 2014 · The original Lady Godiva was an 11th century noblewoman married to Leofric, the powerful Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry. As the story goes, Godiva was troubled by the crippling taxes Leofric ...
Jul 5, 2024 · Lady Godiva (died between 1066 and 1086) was an Anglo-Saxon gentlewoman famous for her legendary ride while nude through Coventry, Warwickshire. Godiva was the wife of Leofric, earl of Mercia, with whom she founded and endowed a monastery at Coventry. The chronicler Florence of Worcester (d. 1118) mentions Leofric and Godiva with respect, but ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Lady Godiva of Coventry. Lady Godiva of Coventry is a 1955 American Technicolor historical drama film, directed by Arthur Lubin. It starred Maureen O'Hara in the title role. Alec Harford, the English actor who portrayed Tom the Tailor, died eight months before the film's release.
Lady Godiva Procession , Coventry (1867/1867) by David GeeThe Herbert Art Gallery and Museum Godiva was originally played by a boy , though later the part was played by women, often actresses. The Mayor, city officials and guild members took part, as shown in these two paintings by Coventry artist David Gee.
Lady Godiva was the lady, wife of Leofric, the Earl of Mercia. Earl Leofric was one of the all-powerful lords who ruled England under the Danish King Canute. Lady Godiva was a rich landowner in her own right and one of her most valuable properties was Coventry. Leofric was a tyrant, he tyrannised the Church and did not hold the same religious ...
People also ask
Who was Lady Godiva?
Who is Coventry's Lady Godiva?
Who was Lady Godiva married to?
Who wrote Godiva of Coventry?
The story of Lady Godiva's ride, naked, through the streets of Coventry has changed and grown over the 900 years or so of its existence - but who was the real person behind the legend?
