Lady Godiva

I am Godiva, wife of Leofric, Lady of Mercia. Nine hundred years ago, my husband taxed the people of Coventry so mercilessly that children starved in their homes. I begged him to be merciful, but this cruel man said that he would reduce the taxes if I rode naked through the streets on my horse. I agreed. And out of their love and respect, everybody closed their shutters as I rode past so that my shame would be seen by nobody. All, that is, except for Tom the tailor, who looked through a gap in his window. Forever more, he was cursed with the name Peeping Tom. But my name is beloved as a woman of beauty, kindness and love.