What is the origin of the term Peeping Tom?

Answer 1

peeping tom came from the lady godiva legend in coventry, england, were by she would ride naked through the city if her husband would lower the taxes, she said that no one should look at her and should shut their doors and close their windows, with only her hair covering her she rode through the city, a boy called tom peeped through the window and was struck blind when he looked OR was spotted and blinded by the local blacksmith, now a clock in coventry strikes every hour with a little plastic model of lady godiva riding through the city and being spotted by peeping tom

Answer 2

The phrase comes from the Lady Godiva story. She rode along the streets of Coventry (england) naked, the only cover on her was her hair. Peole were told not to look at her but one man 'peeping Tom ' disobeyed and went immediately blind.

Answer 3

The origin of the term Peeping Tom is from the time of Lady Godiva in the eleventh century. She had agreed to ride through a town naked on the condition that everyone turned away. Everyone did apart from one person named Tom. Some of the story is likely not true but it is believed to have some truth.

Answer 4

Guy named Tom peeped...