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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4712159, member: 75937"][MEDIA=youtube]dJWBpq2dCF0[/MEDIA]</p><p>Seventeen a beauty queen</p><p>She made a ride that caused a scene</p><p>In the town</p><p><br /></p><p>Her long blonde hair</p><p>Hangin' down around her knees</p><p>All the cats who dig striptease</p><p>Prayin' for a little breeze</p><p>Her long blonde hair</p><p>Falling down across her arms</p><p>Hiding all the lady's charms</p><p>Lady Godiva</p><p><br /></p><p>Peter and Gordon’s 1966 single celebrates the world’s most famous tax protest, the 11th century ride of Lady Godiva, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia in Anglo-Saxon England. While Godiva was very much a real historical figure, modern historians view her fabled unclothed ride through town as implausible.[1]</p><p><br /></p><p>The story of the lady’s naked ride was first recorded in Roger of Wendover’s 13th century book <i>Flores Historiarum</i>. The fable has been embellished over the centuries by such figures as the chroniclers in the Benedictine abbey of St. Albans, Daniel Defoe, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson,[2] but its plot is simple:</p><p><br /></p><p>Earl Leofric, who was the Lord of Coventry, England, was subjecting the town to high taxes at great cost to its citizens. His wife importuned him to lower taxes to relieve his citizens. Not wanting to reduce his income, he refused her appeals over and over, until one day he gave in, saying he’ll cut taxes if she rides naked on her white horse through the town at midday. Lady Godiva took him up on the challenge and (somewhat covered by her long hair) rode through the town while the citizens of Coventry all, by agreement, stayed indoors and averted their eyes. According to the legend, all but one did -- Tom the tailor, who was then struck blind, becoming infamous as "Peeping Tom."[4]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lady Godiva appears on privately minted halfpenny tokens issued 1792-1794 during Great Britain's Conder token craze. At the time, small change was in short supply and private mints struck hundreds of trade tokens, often with imaginative designs, to meet the need. The legend PRO BONO PUBLICO appears on many Conder tokens, meaning that they were struck for the public good.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1155909[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This halfpenny token, designed by William Mainwaring and struck by William Lutwyche,[5] shows the nude equestrian on its obverse along with the date and the legend PRO BONO PUBLICO. The reverses of these tokens come in two varieties: an elephant with a castle turret in place of a saddle (the symbol of Coventry) or a church steeple with the Coventry Cross atop.[6] Each type bears the legend COVENTRY HALFPENNY. The edge reads: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ROBERT REYNOLDS & CO.</p><p><br /></p><p>The need for such unofficial coinage ended in 1797 when Great Britain started striking copper half pennies and pennies.</p><p><br /></p><p>The token series takes its name from James Conder (1761–1823) who cataloged the pieces in his 1798 book, <i>An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Post your Conder tokens or anything you feel is relevant! </i></p><p><br /></p><p>~~~</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Coe, Charles. "Lady Godiva: The Naked Truth." <i>Harvard Magazine</i>, 2003. <a href="https://harvardmagazine.com/2003/07/lady-godiva-the-naked-tr.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://harvardmagazine.com/2003/07/lady-godiva-the-naked-tr.html" rel="nofollow">https://harvardmagazine.com/2003/07/lady-godiva-the-naked-tr.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>2. Green, Ben G. "The Coventry Half Penny Token." <i>The Numismatist</i>, Mar. 1904, pp. 77–79. <a href="https://archive.org/details/TheNumismatist1904Vol17/page/n91/mode/2up" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://archive.org/details/TheNumismatist1904Vol17/page/n91/mode/2up" rel="nofollow">https://archive.org/details/TheNumismatist1904Vol17/page/n91/mode/2up</a></p><p><br /></p><p>3. Coe, op cit.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Pollak, Henry. <i>Coinage & Conflict</i>. Coin & Currency Institute, 2001, p. 15. See also Charles Coe and Ben G. Green, cited above. The Peeping Tom character, the tailor who was struck blind for looking, was added to the story no earlier than the 17th century; see Marina Warner. "When Godiva streaked and Tom peeped," <i>The Times</i>, 10 July 1982</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Tebben, Gerald. "Lady Godiva's Tax Protest." <i>Coin World</i>, 8 Apr. 2015, <a href="http://www.coinworld.com/voices/gerald-tebben/lady_godiva_s_taxpr.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinworld.com/voices/gerald-tebben/lady_godiva_s_taxpr.html" rel="nofollow">www.coinworld.com/voices/gerald-tebben/lady_godiva_s_taxpr.html</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>6. Green, op cit. For an illustration of the latter reverse type, see: <a href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/medals-and-tokens/1794-coventry-halfpenny-xf45-technically-a-conder-token-/a/288-8310.s" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/itm/medals-and-tokens/1794-coventry-halfpenny-xf45-technically-a-conder-token-/a/288-8310.s" rel="nofollow">https://coins.ha.com/itm/medals-and-tokens/1794-coventry-halfpenny-xf45-technically-a-conder-token-/a/288-8310.s</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4712159, member: 75937"][MEDIA=youtube]dJWBpq2dCF0[/MEDIA] Seventeen a beauty queen She made a ride that caused a scene In the town Her long blonde hair Hangin' down around her knees All the cats who dig striptease Prayin' for a little breeze Her long blonde hair Falling down across her arms Hiding all the lady's charms Lady Godiva Peter and Gordon’s 1966 single celebrates the world’s most famous tax protest, the 11th century ride of Lady Godiva, wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia in Anglo-Saxon England. While Godiva was very much a real historical figure, modern historians view her fabled unclothed ride through town as implausible.[1] The story of the lady’s naked ride was first recorded in Roger of Wendover’s 13th century book [I]Flores Historiarum[/I]. The fable has been embellished over the centuries by such figures as the chroniclers in the Benedictine abbey of St. Albans, Daniel Defoe, and Alfred, Lord Tennyson,[2] but its plot is simple: Earl Leofric, who was the Lord of Coventry, England, was subjecting the town to high taxes at great cost to its citizens. His wife importuned him to lower taxes to relieve his citizens. Not wanting to reduce his income, he refused her appeals over and over, until one day he gave in, saying he’ll cut taxes if she rides naked on her white horse through the town at midday. Lady Godiva took him up on the challenge and (somewhat covered by her long hair) rode through the town while the citizens of Coventry all, by agreement, stayed indoors and averted their eyes. According to the legend, all but one did -- Tom the tailor, who was then struck blind, becoming infamous as "Peeping Tom."[4] Lady Godiva appears on privately minted halfpenny tokens issued 1792-1794 during Great Britain's Conder token craze. At the time, small change was in short supply and private mints struck hundreds of trade tokens, often with imaginative designs, to meet the need. The legend PRO BONO PUBLICO appears on many Conder tokens, meaning that they were struck for the public good. [ATTACH=full]1155909[/ATTACH] This halfpenny token, designed by William Mainwaring and struck by William Lutwyche,[5] shows the nude equestrian on its obverse along with the date and the legend PRO BONO PUBLICO. The reverses of these tokens come in two varieties: an elephant with a castle turret in place of a saddle (the symbol of Coventry) or a church steeple with the Coventry Cross atop.[6] Each type bears the legend COVENTRY HALFPENNY. The edge reads: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ROBERT REYNOLDS & CO. The need for such unofficial coinage ended in 1797 when Great Britain started striking copper half pennies and pennies. The token series takes its name from James Conder (1761–1823) who cataloged the pieces in his 1798 book, [I]An arrangement of Provincial Coins, tokens, and medalets issued in Great Britain, Ireland, and the colonies, within the last twenty years, from the farthing to the penny size[/I]. [I]Post your Conder tokens or anything you feel is relevant! [/I] ~~~ 1. Coe, Charles. "Lady Godiva: The Naked Truth." [I]Harvard Magazine[/I], 2003. [URL]https://harvardmagazine.com/2003/07/lady-godiva-the-naked-tr.html[/URL] 2. Green, Ben G. "The Coventry Half Penny Token." [I]The Numismatist[/I], Mar. 1904, pp. 77–79. [URL]https://archive.org/details/TheNumismatist1904Vol17/page/n91/mode/2up[/URL] 3. Coe, op cit. 4. Pollak, Henry. [I]Coinage & Conflict[/I]. Coin & Currency Institute, 2001, p. 15. See also Charles Coe and Ben G. Green, cited above. The Peeping Tom character, the tailor who was struck blind for looking, was added to the story no earlier than the 17th century; see Marina Warner. "When Godiva streaked and Tom peeped," [I]The Times[/I], 10 July 1982 5. Tebben, Gerald. "Lady Godiva's Tax Protest." [I]Coin World[/I], 8 Apr. 2015, [URL='http://www.coinworld.com/voices/gerald-tebben/lady_godiva_s_taxpr.html']www.coinworld.com/voices/gerald-tebben/lady_godiva_s_taxpr.html[/URL]. 6. Green, op cit. For an illustration of the latter reverse type, see: [URL]https://coins.ha.com/itm/medals-and-tokens/1794-coventry-halfpenny-xf45-technically-a-conder-token-/a/288-8310.s[/URL][/QUOTE]
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