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Goiva (or Godgifu) (fl. 1040-1080) was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in England in order to gain a remission of the oppressive toll imposed by her husband on his tenants. The name "Peeping Tom" for a voyeur comes from later versions of this legend in which a man named Tom watched her ride and was struck blind or dead.

Trivia about godiva

  • This chocolatier offers its trademark ballotins of goodies for that special "lady"
  • Some of this company's fine chocolates are embossed with its naked lady on a horse logo
  • This 72-year-old maker of fine Belgian-style chocolates produces over 150 varieties, & that's the naked truth
  • Truffle, ma chere? This chocolatier named for a historical woman offers a 36-piece assortment for $65: how decadent!
  • In 1926 master chocolatier Joseph Draps began this company in Brussels, not Coventry

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