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1913 Epsom Derby. Craganour (3rd from left) and Aboyeur (4th from left) get in each others' way. The 1913 Epsom Derby, sometimes referred to as "The Suffragette Derby", was a horse race which took place at Epsom Downs on 4 June 1913. It was the 134th running of the Derby. The race was won, controversially, by Aboyeur at record 100–1 odds.
Emily Wilding Davison (11 October 1872 – 8 June 1913) was an English suffragette who fought for votes for women in Britain in the early twentieth century. A member of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and a militant fighter for her cause, she was arrested on nine occasions, went on hunger strike seven times and was force-fed on ...
Tragedy at the Derby: Emily Davison and the horse Anmer. 1913 'Bullnose' Morris Oxford. 1 January – the British Board of Film Censors begins to classify and censor films. [1] 13 January – Edward Carson founds the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) by unifying several existing loyalist militias to resist home rule in Ireland. [2]
One great landmark in the history of Pathe scoops was one of their cameras capturing the extreme sacrifice by the suffragette Emily Davison. In the blink of an eye, Davison runs from the crowds and throws herself under the King's horse. Crowds of people run on to the track to try and help both the fallen rider and Davison.
The death of one suffragette, Emily Wilding Davison, when she ran in front of the king's horse at the 1913 Epsom Derby, made headlines around the world. The WSPU campaign had varying levels of support from within the suffragette movement; breakaway groups formed, and within the WSPU itself not all members supported the direct action.
The 53-year-old engineer, from Staffordshire, whose father has since died, said: “In Derby, Alice Wheeldon is now viewed as a hero for her anti-war and suffragette stance and wrongful conviction.
Aboyeur (1910–circa 1917) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.In a career that lasted from 1912 to 1913 he ran seven times and won two races. In June 1913 Aboyeur won The Derby at record odds of 100/1.
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