01 April 1928 22 mins
Account of Lady Godiva's naked ride through 11th-century Coventry in order to force her husband, the Earl of Mercia, to rescind his harsh tax laws. Based on and quotes from Tennyson's poem of the same title.
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Ghosts of Yesterday: Lady Godiva Trailer
United Kingdom 01 April 1928
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