Held annually on Epsom Downs Racecourse, the Derby has been a major ... On Derby Day in 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison ran onto the track in an attempt to stop King George V’s horse ...

Held annually on Epsom Downs Racecourse, the Derby has been a major fixture of ... creating a lively atmosphere both on and off the track. On Derby Day in 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison ran ...

As one of the most famous suffragettes, Emily Wilding Davison has historically divided public opinion, writes Claudia Lee. Fatally injured after colliding with the King’s horse at the Epsom racecourse ...

Ad In 1913, to promote female suffrage, Emily Wilding Davison ran onto the racecourse during the Epsom Derby, attempting to attach a ribbon to the bridle of the king’s horse. She was trampled and died ...

In 1913, the arson campaign escalated to railway stations, cricket pavilions, racecourse stands and golf clubhouses. In February 1913, suffragettes Lilian Lenton and Olive Wharry were arrested and ...

and an attack of a racecourse in Stockton-on-Tees. ‘We deliberately counted up the cost, even the cost of human life; and came to the conclusion that it was worth while.’- Dora Marsden in the ...

Best known as the suffragette who was fatally injured at Epsom racecourse by the king's horse, Davison had a reputation as one of the most daring champions of direct action in the WSPU.

These two suffragettes had a record of vandalism and fireraising ... Fanny was strongly suspected of having burnt down the stand at Ayr Racecourse and the Perth County Cricket pavilion. She was a ...

Ashley McBryde will become the third woman to receive the Yellow Rose of Inspiration from Song Suffragettes, Nashville's weekly, all-female singer-songwriter round. The "Martha Divine" singer will ...

Suffragettes Frances Parker and Ethel Moorhead ... down of Leuchars Rail Station and the destruction of a stand at Ayr Racecourse the year before. Nervousness was running high and security was ...

Surrey is home to no less than four racecourses including Epsom Racecourse, where the world famous Derby is run in June every year. It was here in 1913 that the suffragette Emily Davison tragically ...

In the early 20th century, red lipstick was synonymous with power and strength, specifically during the Suffragettes movement. The movement, which campaigned for votes for middle-class ...