Leofric, Earl of Mercia was a real historical figure who founded monasteries in Coventry and Much Wenlock. He was one of the most powerful men in the land at the time but according to history ...

Coventry, England — Lady GODIVA, the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, is said to have ridden naked through the streets of Coventry in the 11th century. Today, the city of 300,000 has little more ...

Also known as Godgifu in Old English, Godiva was the wife of Leofric, the powerful Earl of Mercia. Together, they founded a monastery in Coventry and made significant endowments to support its ...

2005-05-08 04:00:00 PDT Coventry, England-- Lady Godiva, the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, is said to have ridden naked through the streets of Coventry in the 11th century. Today, the city of ...

Half way between Rugely and Lichfield, Staffordshire, is the village of Kings Bromley, where once a lady lived, and was wooed by one Leofric, Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry. Forthwith, she ...

Godiva was the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, one of the most powerful noblemen in 11th century England. The couple gave generously to religious establishments and in 1043 founded and endowed a ...

Leofric founded St. Mary's Priory, the city's first cathedral. He was married to Lady Godiva, an 11th-century Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who lived from 1040 until around 1068, and who stands proudly ...

Part of the Coventry Fair, the procession commemorated the noblewoman who, according to legend, rode a horse through the city in order to persuade her husband, Leofric, Earl of Mercia, to lift the ...

Godiva and Leofric, a rich and very religious couple, came to rule Mercia in the 11th century. Leofric was a huge supporter of public works and decided to modernise Coventry almost as soon as he ...

Godiva was the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, one of the most powerful noblemen in 11th century England. The couple gave generously to religious establishments and in 1043 founded and endowed a ...