Lady Godiva's ride
Written by Al Barger
Published May 31, 2003
Published May 31, 2003
On this day in history, May 31, 1057(?) Lady Godiva rode nekkid through the streets of Coventry as a tax protest. A nekkid tax protesting chick has to be the perfect idol for a good red-blooded libertarian such as myself.
It even inspired an odd adult book by Dr. Seuss, The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History's Barest Family
. It was apparently his only work of prose, and involved a really curious parody of the whole iconographic story, with multiple Lady Godivas. It's worth checking out even just on general principles as a Seuss document.
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- Lady Godiva's ride
- Published: May 31, 2003
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- Writer: Al Barger
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