Leofric III Earl of MERCIA

                   This is the famous Lady Godiva. She complained constantly to her husband that the taxes were too high on the townspeople of Coventry. He finally said that he would reduce the taxes if she would ride nude through the marketplace on market day. She arranged for all of the men to remain inside and covered her entire body, except her legs, with her hair. Supposedly one person named Tom did not remain inside during her ride and became known as Peeping Tom. Leofric eliminated all taxes, except for one on horses. During Edward I's reign, a check was made and the only tax in Coventry was one on horses. Since 1678 the town of Coventry still celebrates the ride during its annual fair.
The Lady Godiva of legend.  Ancestry uncertain, but she was
evidently of an old noble family.   Her brother Thorold of
Buckingham was Sheriff of Lincolnshire.  According to legend,
she rode naked through Coventry, to persuade her husband to
lighten the taxes on the townspeople.  In one version, she was
observed by only a tailor, the original peeping Tom, who was
struck blind.