Leofric
Americannoun
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According to legend, Godiva, who was married to Leofric, the Earl of Mercia and Lord of Coventry, rode naked through the city's marketplace in order to reduce taxes imposed by her husband.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2021
According to legend, Lady Godiva pleaded with her husband, Count Leofric, to lower taxes.
From Slate ● May 17, 2016
Until its sale in the 19th century, the site of Dawlish belonged to Exeter cathedral, having been given to the chapter by Leofric, bishop of Exeter, in 1050.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
Master Leofric Hope, on leaving Judith, returned to the farm, but not to the solitude that had awakened her commiseration.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
To uphold worthily the new dignity, the abbey church of St. Peter was erected into a cathedral by the Confessor, who appointed his chaplain Leofric as first bishop of the united see.
From Cathedral Cities of England by George Gilbert
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