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Lady Godiva

990 - 1067

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Lady Godiva (; 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 monasteries. She is mainly remembered for a legend dating back to at least the 13th century, in which she rode naked – covered only by her long hair – through the streets of Coventry to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation that her husband, Leofric, imposed on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur originates from later versions of this legend, in which a man named Thomas watched her ride and was struck blind or dead. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lady Godiva is the 42nd most popular social activist (down from 35th in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 216th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Social Activist.

Lady Godiva is most famous for her act of defiance against her husband, Leofric, by riding naked through the streets of Coventry.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Lady Godiva ranks 42 out of 840Before her are Jan Palach, Ferdinand Lassalle, Irena Sendler, Omar Mukhtar, Simon Wiesenthal, and Sadako Sasaki. After her are Simon bar Kokhba, Olympe de Gouges, Bhagat Singh, Alfred Hermann Fried, Thomas Müntzer, and Sophie Scholl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 990, Lady Godiva ranks 4Before her are Tughril, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Pope Nicholas II. After her are Sancho III of Pamplona, Samuel Aba, Bi Sheng, Mieszko II Lambert, Jovan Vladimir, Gisela of Swabia, Stefan Vojislav, and Estrid Svendsdatter. Among people deceased in 1067, Lady Godiva ranks 1After her are Constantine X Doukas, Emperor Yingzong of Song, Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, Sancha of León, Shaykh Tusi, John Komnenos, and Cai Xiang.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Lady Godiva ranks 349 out of 8,785Before her are Keith Richards (1943), Tony Blair (1953), Edward the Elder (871), Millvina Dean (1912), Julie Andrews (1935), and Stan Laurel (1890). After her are Syd Barrett (1946), Vivienne Westwood (1941), Frank Williams (1942), John Edward Gray (1800), Edward Gibbon (1737), and Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803).

Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In United Kingdom

Among social activists born in United Kingdom, Lady Godiva ranks 5Before her are Nicholas Winton (1909), Betty Williams (1943), Guy Fawkes (1570), and Robert Owen (1771). After her are Emmeline Pankhurst (1858), Mairead Maguire (1944), Thomas Cranmer (1489), Annie Besant (1847), Max Mosley (1940), Emily Davison (1872), and Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence (1867).