According to Ranulf Higden's 'Polychronicon', as a result Leofric freed the town from all tolls save those on horses. The story of the 'Peeping Tom' was added later. Godiva required the townsmen ...
An inquiry made in the reign of Edward I shows that indeed, at that time, no tolls were paid in Coventry except on horses. A pageant is held annually in Coventry to re-enact Lady Godiva's original ...
Lady Godiva, here pictured in Stratford-upon-Avon, will lead a procession of corgis, horses, swans and boats A 20ft (6m) tall Lady Godiva will lead a procession in the Queen's Platinum Jubilee ...
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