Birth of Emily Wilding Davison
Birth of Emily Wilding Davison
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Emily Wilding Davison Biography and Timeline
Follow Emily Wilding Davison through 11 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Emily Wilding Davison, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
11Distinct records
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1872–1913Years on this page
1872
1906
Arrest of Emily Wilding Davison
Goes on hunger strike in Strangeways Prison and is force-fed. Arrested and imprisoned for various offences, including a violent attack on a man she mistook for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Lloyd George
WSPU
Joins the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU)
1910
Black Friday Protest
Participates in the suffrage demonstration outside Parliament.
Suffrage Demonstration
Joins militant campaigners confronting police during Black Friday.
1911
WSPU
Davison hides in a cupboard in the Palace of Westminster overnight so that on the census form she could legitimately give her place of residence that night as the "House of Commons", Tony Benn Member of Parliament placed a plaque there to commemorate the event
Census Protest
Hides overnight in Parliament during the national census.
House of Commons Cupboard Protest
Records the House of Commons as her census residence.
1913
WSPU
Steps out in front of the King's horse, Anmer, as it rounded Tattenham Corner in the Derby, with Davison carrying the banner of the WSPU
Death of Emily Wilding Davison
Dies four days after she was struck by King George Vs horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913
WSPU
Plants a bomb at Lloyd George's newly built house in Surrey, damaging it severely
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.