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Emily Davison Throws Herself Under The Kings Horse (1913)

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January 1, 1970

Many of the Suffragettes were sent to prison for their actions. Emily Davidson famously died whilst protesting at the Epsom Derby in 1913, when she fell under King George V’s horse.

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