English translation for "lady godiva"

n. godiva (c. 1040-1080), english noblewoman who (according to legend) rode naked through the streets of coventry (england), to spare its citizens from a tax to be imposed by her husband

Example Sentences:

	1.	"Movies: About Lady Godiva". Pour les articles homonymes, voir Lady Godiva.
	2.	Perhaps his best-known work is "Lady Godiva", which was shown at the Antwerp Triennial Salon in 1870. Son tableau le plus connu est sans doute Lady Godiva, exposé au Salon triennal d'Anvers en 1870.
	3.	The portrayal of Lady Godiva and her well-known ride through Coventry, England, is held in Coventry's Herbert Art Gallery and Museum. Le portrait de Lady Godiva et sa célèbre chevauchée à travers la ville de Coventry, en Angleterre, est exposé au Herbert Art Gallery and Museum de Coventry.
	4.	The decades before the Conquest were prosperous for the elite, and there was great patronage of church building by figures such as Lady Godiva. Les décennies qui ont précédé la Conquête normande furent prospères pour l'élite, et il y eut chez les nobles une vague de donations pour construire des églises : les principales furent celles de Lady Godiva.
	5.	At the same time, the topic of Musidora itself became a cliche, and from the 1870s Thomson's writings faded into obscurity. C'est aussi une époque où le thème de Musidora commence à passer de mode au profit de celui de Lady Godiva ; et à partir des années 1870, ce sont les écrits de Thomson qui tendent à sombrer dans l'oubli.

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