Sufragette Emily Davison's Death 1913

[chazere2k8poo]

She was a complete nut case, she didn't just jump in front of this horse, she also attempted to throw herself off the balcony inside the jail that she was put into but fortunately there was a netting which caught her. She also through her self down some iron steel stairs and knocked herself out. She was bonkers!!

[xSapphyKittyx]

We watched this over and over today in a history lesson... Trying to work out which theory was more likely:

She was trying to commit suicide

She was trying to cross the track

She was trying to protest by attaching the suffragettes flag (G.W.V) to the kings horse...

We ended up deciding that it was a mix of the first and last theory, that she was trying to protest by throwing herself under the horse, though maybe not die, maybe she just wanted to be injured...

And she's a martyr. Not foolish.

[JkNone]

@xSapphyKittyx The king did not listen to the women, who wanted rights. This was a way to get the message through to him.

[SamuraiX496]

all you saying that she's crazy or a psycho and all that, it's only because your lives are so perfect that you have never felt strongly enough bout anything that matters to be willing to lay down your life for your beliefs.

RIP Emily Davidson you did something great for the people of Britain

[NiallCUFC93]

She killed the horse. The horrible bitch.

[Malusregnum]

@NiallCUFC93 the horse was fine

[JAMamation]

darwin award

[TheTyroneFranklin]

This is Emily Davidson, and this is for Jackass

[PseudoMartyr]

LOL! fail, not as good as Bud Dwyer Suicide << made me rofl!

[handshakesnhighfives]

i swear thats her head rolling on the ground...?

[BumbleGrease2011]

Can't actually see her

[robbie10able]

Rest In Peace, Emily Wilding Davison. You did Britain proud.

[clevelandsteamland]

@robbie10able naoooooooooooooooo u soggy guy

[brnleague99]

@robbie10able Tell me why a woman foolish enough to get run over by a horse should have the right to vote again?

[robbie10able]

@brnleague99 she wasn't foolish - she sacrificed herself for the good of british women.

[Airxson]

she was idiot--a complete idiot. she was a militant terrorist. she planted a bomb in a man's house, simply to make a point. she blew it up and could have killed someone. nice. she violently attacked a man, thinking he was the challcellor--and it wasn't even him! she was an unstable, radical fool. then, as a final act of idiocy, stepped in front of a speeding horse! the king's horse! it could have killed him! but, luckily, it was just her that died. good riddance to bad rubbish. tea partier.

[AlyandAJxx]

@Airxson Dyou realise she made a huge part of history. If it wasn't for her and all the suffragettes woman would still not have equal rights to men. I believe that some things that the suffragettes were violent but when noone listens - violence makes the news. Remember that.

[APerson1417]

@AlyandAJxx I'm sorry but you blatantly have not studied the women's suffrage movement in depth, because if you had you would know that the violent actions of the Suffragettes merely strengthened men's claims that women were unstable, and not to be trusted, and therefore shouldn't be given the vote. Only the Suffragists (the peaceful reformers) were helpful, and frankly, it was the admirable behaviour of women during WW1 that won them the vote. The Suffragettes were ridiculous and destructive.

[asopaso07]

@Airxson

And treating women less than human isnt idiocy, terrorism and radical?

Typical 'Boy' attitude. Thinking u are better than women because u have a penis.

The real terrorists were the government and those bastard men who created this culture in the first place.

[sidMGS]

why is this murderer some kind of hero? im ALL FOR WOMENS RIGHTS but she put the jockeys life in risk by doing this...the real heroes were the peaceful protestors and the women who took up the challenge of creating arms during the great war! this woman was a radical - by todays terms she was a terrorist. Up the womens rights, up the suffragettes but down with Emily Davison

[lauraHPFAN]

Whether she intended to die or not, it makes no difference to her status as a heroine. She had been willing to die for her cause previously - she went on several hunger strikes while in prison and stood her ground when prison officers attempted to fill her cell with water through a hosepipe. She was willing to die to get votes for women, and she will always be a hero in my eyes - what a brave, brave woman.

[smookseh]

I hope the horse was ok :(

[alexiaNBC]

@smookseh yeah Anmer (the horse) survived the fall and continued to race

[smookseh]

I hope the horse was ok :(

[amberLOLxD]

fucking psycho

[VULGARTRASH]

she is a straight out pillock

[anjalovesalex2010]

It all happens so quick, watching this makes me think all the things I have larned about may not be true, and she may not have been an idiot what I first thought, She was a hero.

[Slocknbitz]

Poor horse

[sailxonxmusic]

@Slocknbitz That's exactly what I thought!

[Leesha4Lyf]

im currently learning about this in history for my GCSE exam..

i wish the video was clearer

[TwiGleek1601]

I watched this clip today in history and I was like Woah shes selfless!

[richardsbrandonuca]

It is forgotten that many men did not have the vote either. Some facts:-

Reform Act 1832:-  Resulted in 15% of males having the vote.

Representation of the People Act 1884:- Increased suffrage but 40% of males still could not vote.

Representation of the People Act 1918:- Universal suffrage for males over 21 females over 30.

Representation of the People Act 1928 :- Universal suffrage for all over 21.

In photos the policemen arresting the suffragettes did not have the vote either

[ZimbaZumba]

Very sad incident. The jockey riding the horse did not have the vote either.

[richardsbrandonuca]

@ZimbaZumba You are right the jockey almost certainly not have the vote as he was essentially considered a servant living in his masters quarters. He died in the 1950's and the incident haunted him for the rest of his life.

He layed a wreath to Emily and to  Emmeline Pankhurst at Pankhurst's funeral.

[freqeist]

@ZimbaZumba yes he did.

[freqeist]

@ZimbaZumba yes he did.. she didnt even intend throwing herself under the horse

[ZimbaZumba]

@freqeist Jockeys did not have the vote, they in in quarters owned by their employers and as such for voting purposes were considered servants. Read the Representation of the People Act 1884. This provision was to stop 'live in' servants voting in well to do city areas (eg Chelsea, Kensington) where they out numbered their masters

[Rachiejane1]

I am so shocked by people's comments 'SILLY COW' - are you kidding? This 'silly cow' got women the vote you idiot! In those days people didn't take women seriously and this was something shocking to capture the public's attention to show that the women were serious about getting the vote. This woman gave up her life for you to vote and instead you say 'poor horse'. I am so ashamed...

[Shakesdicke]

@Rachiejane1 Davison never intended to be a martyr for the sisterhood, as evidenced by the fact she bought a return railway ticket to Epsom and a ticket to a suffragete dance held later that day. She probably intended to plant a suffragete flag on the King's horse. And paradoxically the suffragetes actually delayed women being granted voting rights. Their bombings and violence proved the point of men who claimed that women were too emotional to be trusted with the right to vote.

[Rachiejane1]

@Shakesdicke Regardless of the fact that she may not have done this intentionally, she IS still a martyr. It makes no difference if this was in her plans or not. The rest however, I did not know - I should probably do more research next time!

[patsematary]

@Rachiejane1 The womens'self-consciouness and rights affirmation require even today hard struggle.In my country women voted only after WWII,divorce was conquered in '74,and until '78 abortion,contraception and even talking and writing  publicly about childbirth control & prevention was a crime. Now there's a harsh argument against RU-486, while in EEC is currently applied by over 20 years.

[shounenbat510]

@Shakesdicke No, she had no intention of being a martyr, but I still think it was a horribly tragic accident, and it doesn't cheapen her life at all. And, yes, the suffragetes probably did delay the right to vote, but as a man, I can honestly say that if someone stripped me of my own rights, you can bet there would be violence! That's why people have revolutions, to forcefully take what they believe to be theirs, whether its rights, or their own idealistic government.

[mackysplace]

Ive seen the newspaper cutting from the next day, it said like Kings horse injured at Epsom

Didnt even mention Davidson

[TheWhitehall]

No consideration for horse or jockey. Let alone the good people who had their day ruined by this act.

[hthedog]

SILLY COW !!!

[spendstymwochinsheep]

that poor horse :O Emily risked her life for womens wrights on that day,and she was in contect with King George and that was his horse (im not a history geek,i lernt it in school today) she tried putting a badge or rosett on the jockeys clothes

[mackysplace]

@spendstymwochinsheep probably should of learnt to spell while you where there.

[spendstymwochinsheep]

@mackysplace oh well i dnt reli take much notice in spellin :L

[ImpalerOfSouls]

Critical hit!

It's super effective!

Emily Davidson fainted...

[Ponylovere]

Where does she come from!?

[Rachiejane1]

@Ponylovere England

[BlameRepublicans]

See? Because the woman died they got the vote, but to this day horses do not.

[nickslick75]

The "return rail ticket" doesn't actually prove anything. If she was planning to bring down the King's horse, or to pin a rosette to the horse, or to disrupt the race in some way, why did she purchase a return ticket, since she must have known she would have been arrested immediately?

[whowantsabighug]

@nickslick75 She was probably a bit loopy.

[nickslick75]

@whowantsabighug Indeed

[musicisaplace2hide]

The horse was fine

[cosentinospk]

She was attempting to pin a suffragette banner to the horse, she had practiced in the weeks leading up to this prestigious event and she timed it wrong under pressure, nothing suicidal, that is history and that is fact.

[nickslick75]

@cosentinospk Not "fact", mate. You're detailing CLAIMS that have been made, and may, or may not, be true. Nobody will ever know what Miss Davison was trying to do. Simple as that.

[cosentinospk]

There was sufficient evidence to prove that that is what happened and what her plan was.

[nickslick75]

@cosentinospk Maybe in your opinion. Not in the opinion of most historians. The consensus is, and will always be "we just don't know". Stop lying and stating "facts" which are not facts. That is just dishonest. I happen to agree with you that Miss Davison probably did NOT mean to be killed, but I would not call it a "fact". Nobody knows what was going through her mind in the last few seconds before she stepped onto the track, and nobody ever will.

[cosentinospk]

@nickslick75 Dont get offensive or over-protective, historical truth is when there is enough evidence to prove something is true or a fact and there are enough sources to prove that she didnt commit suicide, and if she did she did it very successfully, and covered her tracks well.

[nickslick75]

@cosentinospk Name these "sources". Simple question: How can you possibly know what was going through her mind in the last few seconds before she stepped onto the track? Simple answer: you don't You're entitled to your opinion, but you're simply being dishonest when you claim something is "fact" when it is not.

[nickslick75]

@cosentinospk So you keep saying, pal, without providing any sources or evidence to support your view point. You can keep saying the same thing until you're blue in the face. Since you can have absolutely no idea what was going through her mind in the final seconds, your arrogance is absolutely breathtaking. You may be right, you may be wrong. We will never know. Simple as that.

[cosentinospk]

She purchased a return train ticket.

She had appointments set in her diary.

Leading suffragettes had seen and helped he practise.

She purchased a suffragette dance later that day.

By the way, are you American?

[nickslick75]

@cosentinospk Ah, thank you. Point proved. So, you can have some basis to understand what was going through her mind in the hours and days prior to the event, but you don't have anything to prove what was going through her mind in the final seconds? Have the decency, the courtesy and the grace to concede that you used the word "fact" wrongly, and restore some dignity to yourself. Or go on being an idiot. It's up to you.

[DarkWolfen]

Women can't drive cars, for they most surely can't ride horses either. Shown clearly here....just sayin'.

[imatroll5]

You're right. Women just can't do anything right. Take your mother, for example. She gave birth to you.. Just sayin'

[DarkWolfen]

Yeah, and you're a troll. So how good could your mother have been?

[andybruv]

@imatroll5 lol its like talking to RWJ xD

[JordannaWetenhallx3]

clearly she knew she was going to die, she stepped out in front of a horse travelling at 45mph. She was an extremist, she knew that she was going to die to get her opinion across.

[destinyssam]

the horse (Anmer) didnt get shot. it finished the race, and went back to its racing career.

Emily had bought a return train ticket, and a ticket for the suffragette dance so its unlikely that she was meant to die

[destinyssam]

she died in hospital 4 days later. the jockey suffered a few injuriesand went on to retire from racing in 1923.

It is said that he never recovered from 1913 due to guilt and his son found him in a gas filled kitchen

[bubblepoppopable]

the horse dies because it had a leg injurys and they had to shoot it, the jocey survived, emily died three days after :)

[20willows]

actually the horse servived

[jakrushman]

if you look at the crowd they are not bothered about the emily. they are more bothere about which horse wins

[MrFartastic]

We had a massive debate about this in history. I think it was suicide, but many people disagreed.

It was a good publicity stunt but it was rather stupid.

[jakrushman]

we are in year 9 and we are doing this. lots of facts point towards that she was trying to pin a banner on the horse but she was also prepared to die. she misjudged the speed of the horse. she had been practising putting banners on horses.

[CrazyJustin2006]

Even though she didn't die then and there could this be considered the first ever filmed suicide?

[innit27]

suicide terrorist?

[Ladyleo200]

no cos she wasnt tryin to die or hurt anyone, she was just tryin to get attention for women and their rights

[SamUKest89]

well i think it was silly for her to put the horse and jockeys life at risk, (what happened to them btw?)

but i admire her commitment and dedication to the cause

[jakrushman]

the horse survived. not sure about the jockey:P

[jakrushman]

but she was a terrorist. several months before she jumped infront of the horse she had burned a house and killed someone.

[j0andc0]

And Suffregettes never got women the vote, thats not true, it was men dying and sacrificing themselves in trenches that gave women the break.

[Ladyleo200]

no cos thats what gave women a boost true, but they didnt get the vote until after the war wen all the men were back and men were in charge. i think women caused them to get the vote. Plus it was the selfishness of men that started the wars so they were dyin cos of their own genders greed. (no offence :))

[j0andc0]

You have a fair point, and by that time after the great war there was no way of going backwards anyway, everything changed.

And i agree totally with you on the selfishness and stupidity of man governments and they seem to be getting worse as times go on, but women couldnt fair any better, their still as corrupt and rotten as men have been and are. (no offence either, and none taken.)

[cook119]

You are insane unbelievable typical what lies behind the thoughts of racists sexists and all people like you is ignorance, resentment its all the same. Why was it down to mens selfishness?!! maybe becaseu of the selfishness of some, but WW1 is testement to the utter selflessness men have capacity for dying in droves for what they thought was right. For the protection of society (its women and children), and it was the suffragists at the recruiting stands sending them due to their selfishness

[j0andc0]

Suffregettes disrupted parliment, smashed and vandelised property, held rallys and campaigns, but Black Friday was their worse day. 300 women charged the police outside parliment where women were killed and injured, and the rest arrested, and then afterwards they complain bitterly that the police were far too rough with them, yet it was them that instigated it and wanted equal rights. Hypocrisy at its worse.

[j0andc0]

Why did she do it? Simple, shes a woman and thinks like one, which means they get all emotional and desperately seek attention therefore she runs in front of a horse.

But she wasnt the only one that acted on a whim and attention seeked, Mary Richardson damaged a painting in protest at the National gallery with a meat chopper.

The painting was repaired, but it cost her 6 months in clink and didnt make a scrap of difference to the struggle. You see! A womans reasoning.

[Ladyleo200]

They wanted equal rights, to be treated the same as men, they only did those things becasue men were being snobby and over looking them. Drastic action was needed for parliment blokes to get of their horses (literally in this case) and consider their case!

[j0andc0]

I'm very pro to improving the human condition and finding happiness (male and female alike.)

But i'm against women been front line soldiers as they are in army's today. You know for sure when our women have to go to war and fight it is a true sign of breakdown in your population.

The men havent looked after women the way they should of, that is true, but we seem to be paying for it today, the gaps between both sexes has never been wider.

[jakrushman]

they are not front line soldiers at the moment. they have never been on front line.

[cook119]

Feminist never wanted to be treated the same as men they wanted more rights there is a difference. Ferminists campaigned to send men off to war and get women out of the coal mines. And today they campaign for more rights in the family when a man's dignity in family law has been almost entirely removed.

[jakrushman]

why did she do it? she was trying to pin a banner to the kings horse but she had misjudged the speed of the horse.

[mrsmott1]

emily davison was my nans cousin,if it had'nt of been for the likes of her,emiline parkhurst and many other women we would still be tied to the kitchen sink and treat like slaves rather than people

[cook119]

Your an idiot too

[dalektaliban]

that poor horse

[jakrushman]

it survived

[Preditor505]

lol

[HayleyWilliamsRockz]

we did this in history this year,she did it so thats women would get the right to vote.

[GotDaFunk92]

They thought she was trying to pin a Votes for Women banner to teh Kings horse and she'd been practising stopping runing horses beforehand. I don't think she intended to die because later they found a return train ticket in her jacket from Epsom to Victoria.

[jakrushman]

yes. we have been doing this in history. some say she was prepared to die because she had banners pinned to the inside of her jacket. but she also had a betting card from when she betted £2.

[Plexuz0]

@GotDaFunk92 when you realise she wasn't trying to kill herself this incident seems kinda funny in a morbid kind of way. did you know she practised for this on a stationary milkhorse? not exactly the same thing as the king's prize stallion travelling at 80 MPH

[santinoisreallykool]

@GotDaFunk92 How dare you. You don't have the first clue what you're talking about and have simply relayed information from the 'almighty' wikipedia, which makes fatuous remarks based on an article which has no citations. The same article claims that she had already attempted suicide twice. If friends or those close to Davison denied it was an attempt to kill herself it's because suicide was illegal at that time.

[GotDaFunk92]

@santinoisreallykool Lol, gee thanks. No actually that was the knowledge i obtained when i studied it for my history GCSE. and did you see the word i used before? it was 'think'. no one knows what really happened, i was just weighing up the evidence. jeeezus, some people

[19996669991]

I've always thought that she did a very good job getting hit by the King's horse......the horses must have been running quickly and it would have been easy to have missed it.

[makadeni]

feel sorry for the people who backed the horse to win

[HorsePsycho]

What the HELL??? HOW IRRESPONSIBLE!

[Andream138]

one of the theories is that she intended to put the sufragettes flag on one of the horses although im not sure it's true

[jakrushman]

it is true

[haveitlikethat]

aparently it was all an accident! !

i got a histry report on it dur tomorow ! !

[NikkieeOx]

She didn't throw herself in front of the horse.. No one knows what she intended to do. She walked out in front of the horses slowly until she reached the king's horse, she stood still with her hands up & was knocked over -none of this can be seen here, its not very good quality- She died 4 days later in hospital & was unconcious the whole time. She was a suffragette, so it would be thought she did it for her cause. But its not known for sure.

[theOlLineRebel]

Not knocked, pulled over. This quality isn't bad, and it's on plenty here on YouTube if you search (1 full bit is very poor; this much better).  It's apparent she was reaching for the horse by the fact the horse passes her, then she and the horse go tumbling.

[AshleynAmerica]

she was a suffragette

[Cocochanelmax]

Emily Davison the suffragette throws herself in front of the kings horse, She is knocked down unconscience and she dies a few days later. You can't see it properly on youtube though and its a really old vid it's from 1913.

[Barbaro123456]

i dont get it....

[Barbaro123456]

ok...............

[doadim44]

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[d89gr]

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[ChibiCandi]

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