tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post2085724060934440357..comments2024-03-26T14:04:31.836-05:00Comments on EBL: Lady Godiva rode naked through the streets of Coventry to protest high taxesEvi L. Bloggerladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-41515646762268699712017-07-10T19:00:45.159-05:002017-07-10T19:00:45.159-05:00Brilliant self promotion! Brilliant self promotion! Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-89109003632877368162017-07-10T18:59:59.110-05:002017-07-10T18:59:59.110-05:00Peasant clothing?
The whole point was to have a ...Peasant clothing? <br /><br />The whole point was to have a story with her riding naked through town--for the people and lower taxes. Sort of like Robin Hood, only better. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-26237780926346699902017-07-10T15:47:07.453-05:002017-07-10T15:47:07.453-05:00Supposedly, Godiva actually wore peasant clothing,...Supposedly, Godiva actually wore peasant clothing, but, if you want to believe the legend, then you'll believe the guys who lined both sides of the road as she went past were all yelling, "Hooray for our side".edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-24160190240423959312017-07-10T08:20:16.249-05:002017-07-10T08:20:16.249-05:00Lady Godiva was better looking...and she wasn'...Lady Godiva was better looking...and she wasn't covered with steaks. Evi L. Bloggerladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371362907839227149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-51348123103586814732017-07-10T01:39:16.660-05:002017-07-10T01:39:16.660-05:00Are you sure that wasn't Lady Gaga?Are you sure that wasn't Lady Gaga?Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587842796867542781.post-7131069043285764842017-07-10T01:14:19.063-05:002017-07-10T01:14:19.063-05:00Sally Rand really grabbed the national attention w...<b><a href="http://goodstuffsworld.blogspot.com/2017/02/goodstuffs-blogging-magazine-279th-issue.html" rel="nofollow">Sally Rand</a></b> really grabbed the national attention when she performed at the World's Fair in Chicago in 1934, which she promoted with a Lady Godiva ride on a white horse through the streets of Chicago. Not surprisingly, she was arrested several times during the course of the fair for indecency, including four arrests in one day, although the charges were usually dismissed by the judge, since no one could prove that she was actually nude. And, also not surprisingly, the arrests and resulting publicity only served to make her more popular and increase the size of the crowdsGOODSTUFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297008455232643250noreply@blogger.com