Lady Godiva Re-Enacted At Coventry (1936)

Full title reads: “Coventry“. West Midlands. Various shots of carnival parade with historical theme. Floats and people in period costume pass crowds watching from pavements. Victorian sailors and soldiers, Queen Elizabeth I, Joan of Arc and Lady Godiva (in a modest flesh coloured body suit) are represented in pageant. M/S of Mayor of Coventry with some nurses. C/U of the Mayor. Scenic L/S of spires of old Coventry Cathedral, seen looking across a park. More shots of carnival parade - including spectacular Egyptian float with Cleopatra on it and float with French Revolution guillotine on. Some good views of the pre-war Coventry city centre. Note: this item was originally part of News in a Nutshell. AH 2001. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also repr