Nobody quite knows who the fine lady of the rhyme is, though speculation has pointed towards Queen Elizabeth I, Lady Godiva, and Celia Fiennes, whose brother was William Fiennes, 3rd Viscount Saye ...

The Fine Lady statue by Banbury Cross is more than a lump of beautifully-crafted bronze. It's part of a fascinating muddle of curious facts, and plain old fiction.

According to The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes, “Baa, Baa, Black Sheep,” first published around 1744, one possible explanation is that this rhyme is commentary on a wool tax imposed in 1275.

The Fine Lady of nursery rhyme fame could soon be returning to Banbury Cross - in the form of a bronze statue. The Fine Lady sits sidesaddle, with long graceful flowing robes and her hair tumbling ...

Image caption, The Fine Lady on a Horse turned 20 and was celebrated with Morris dancing and bouquets of flowers at her feet Article Information Author, Galya Dimitrova Role, BBC News ...

To see a fine lady upon a white horse; ... Some argue that only one historic figure could inspire such a rhyme. Step forward Lady Godiva, England's favourite naked horsewoman. During the 11th ...

TEN years after the bronze character of Banbury’s Fine Lady statue was cast, she remains an English tourist attraction. Appearing as the Queen of the May – rather than Broughton Castle family ...