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Which Suffragette threw herself under the King's horse at the Derby in 1913?
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Suffragette Emily Davison
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What was the suffragettes aim?
to get for women the vote. Feelings about this were so strong that Emily Davidson, to publicize the movement, ran out onto a horse racing track during a race, was trampled to death.
James K. Polk's horse's name?
the dark horse
On the tv series Zorro what was the name for zorro's horse?
his horse name is tornado
What color was the white horse of Napoleon?
He was to short to ride a horse. He just rode a mule.
Where can you marry your horse?
hopefully nowhere...
Who were some famous people involved in the suffragette movement?
emily davison is a very famous suffragette that threw herself in front of a the kings horse,amner, at the epsom derby in 1913.
Who walked in front of the king's horse at the 1913 epsom derby?
Emily Davison walked in front of the kings horse in the derby of 1913 to get the right for women to vote as she was a suffragette member.
What was the name of the suffragette killed at the famous derby horse race?
Emily Wilding Davison
Who was the most important suffragette?
Probably the best known was Emmiline Pankhurst. Or maybe Emily Davison who threw herself in front of the Kings race horse.
Why was 1913 a special year for the epsom derby?
I think it was the year a suffraget threw herself in front of the Kings Horse just after Tattenham corner and killed herself.
What did the suffragettes do to get their votes?
the suffragettes had many different actions: heckling at meetings deliberately getting sent to prison and while going to prison they went on hunger strike to get the message across. they were forced fed by the government Emily Davison threw herself infront of the kings horse at the national derby. while trying to pin the suffragette medal on the horse.
What year did a suffragette throw herself under the king's horse?
In 1913 a sufferagette named Emily Davison was said to throw herself under the kings horse. In fact she broke through the barriers whilst he was racing and tried to hang a votes for women sash around the horse neck. This failed miserably as the horse trampled on her which lead to her death.
What is the name of george v's horse?
King George owned a few horses. One was "Anmer", a racing horse brought to the ground but miraculously unharmed by a suffragette in a 1913 derby.
Which Sporting event in were the Suffragette famous for distrupting?
Horse race. I'm not sure if it was the Derby or an Ascot race, but you could probably find the details on one of the many suffragette websites by typing in English Suffragettes, or Emeline Pankhurst.
Who is Emily davison?
A_Person">Emily Davison was.... A PersonWho died in a savage attempt to kill herself (this worked). She was killed on June 8th at Derby. She was pulled underneath theKing's horse that the Royal Family traditionaly enter every year.Emily Davison threw herself in front of the kings horse on the 4-6-1913 at the Derby race in Epsom. She attempted to kill herself for publicity of the suffragettes. She did not die during this incident but four days later.
Why did Emily Davison jump in front of a horse?
emily davison didnt mean to get hit by the kings horse emily was trying to pin the suffragette medal on the kings horse but she missed and so she got hit by the horse and had really bad injurys and she died in hospital 4 days later on the 8th june. :(
Which suffragette threw herself under a horse?
I "think" it is Emily Davison. though i maybe wrong =S no no, you're right. she stepped in front of King George V's horse running in the Epsom Derby, she died from her injuries four days later. she was trying to disturb the Derby and make her cause known rather than commit suicide. it didn't work however as the MPs thought that they could not give women the vote while they believed they were silly enough to throw them self under a horse.
