It is July 10, 1040. You are Lady Godiva, a late Anglo-Saxon noblewoman and the wife of Leofric, Earl of Mercia, and a patron of various churches and monasteries. You took pity on the people of Coventry, who were suffering grievously under your husband's oppressive taxation. You appealed again and again to your husband, who obstinately refused to lower the taxes. At last, weary of your entreaties, he said he would grant your request if you striped naked and ride on a horse through the streets of the town, completely uncovered. You took him at his word, and after issuing a proclamation that all persons should stay indoors and shut their windows, you prepare to ride through the town, fully exposed.