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We know her name. We know of her naked ride. We don't know her true story.We all know the legend of Lady Godiva, who famously rode naked through the streets of Coventry, covered only by her long, flowing hair. So the story goes, she begged her husband Lord Leofric of Mercia to lift a high tax on her people, who would starve if forced to pay. Lord Leofric demanded a forfeit: that Godiva ride naked on horseback through the town. There are various endings to Godiva's ride, that all the people of Coventry closed their doors and refused to look upon their liege lady (except for 'peeping Tom') and that her husband, in remorse, lifted the tax. Naked is an original version of Godiva's tale with a twist that may be closer to the truth: by the end of his life Leofric had fallen deeply in love with Lady Godiva.



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Eliza Redgold

Eliza Redgold is an author and 'romantic academic'. Her natural pen name is based upon the old, Gaelic meaning of her name, Dr Elizabeth Reid Boyd. English folklore has it that if you help a fairy, you will be rewarded with red gold. She writes fiction as Eliza Redgold and non-fiction as Elizabeth Reid Boyd. She is represented by Joelle Delbourgo Associates US.Eliza Redgold's bestselling historical and romance fiction includes her Ladies of Legend trilogy, starting with 'NAKED: A Novel of Lady Godiva' released internationally by St Martin's Press New York. Her Harlequin historical romances including 'Enticing Benedict Cole' and WH Smith Historical Romance bestseller 'Playing the Duke's Mistress', are published by Harlequin Historical, London (Harper Collins) and translated internationally. Her new Harlequin Historical romance 'The Scandalous Suffragette' is out now! elizaredgold.comGOODREADS: http://www..com/author/show/7086012.Eliza_RedgoldFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/ElizaRedgoldAuthorTWITTER: @ElizaRedgold



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