
The Lady Godiva
Overview
Account of Lady Godiva's naked ride through 11th-century Coventry in order to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to rescind his harsh tax laws. Based on and quotes from Tennyson's poem of the same title.
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Gladys Jennings
Gladys Jennings
Lady Godiva
Gladys Jennings
Lady Godiva
Sidney Ellery
Sidney Ellery
Peeping Tom
Sidney Ellery
Peeping Tom
Roy Travers
Roy Travers
Earl Leofric
Roy Travers
Earl Leofric
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