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Also Known As Godgifu
Died Between 1066 and 1086

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Godiva, Lady
Bronze equestrian statue of Lady Godiva on a large stone pedestal, with Holy Trinity Church and the old spire of St. Michael's Cathedral in the background at Coventry, England.
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