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Coventry
England, United Kingdom
Recent News
May 21, 2024, 6:50 AM ET (BBC)
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May 9, 2024, 5:02 AM ET (BBC)
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May 6, 2024, 10:17 PM ET (BBC)
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Coventry, city and metropolitan borough, metropolitan county of West Midlands, historic county of Warwickshire, England. Coventry probably dates from Saxon times. The sacking of the Saxon nunnery of St. Osburga by the Danes in 1016 led to the founding of a monastery by Earl Leofric of Mercia and his wife, Godiva (Godgifu), in 1043; Lady Godiva is best known for her legendary ride unclothed on a white horse through the town. The monastery brought trade and prosperity, and by the mid-15th century Coventry was an important centre of the woolen textile industry, especially noted for thread but having a variety ...(100 of 383 words)