Birth of Emily Wilding Davison11 October 1872
Birth of Emily Wilding Davison
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Emily Wilding Davison Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Emily Wilding Davison, based on 11 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
11 records1872–19138 events2 places
Chronological biography
1872
1906
Arrest of Emily Wilding Davison1906
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
WSPU1906
Joins the Womens Social and Political Union (WSPU)
1910
Black Friday Protest18 November 1910
Participates in the suffrage demonstration outside Parliament.
Suffrage Demonstration18 November 1910
Joins militant campaigners confronting police during Black Friday.
1911
Census Protest2 April 1911
Hides overnight in Parliament during the national census.
House of Commons Cupboard Protest2 April 1911
Records the House of Commons as her census residence.
WSPU2 April 1911
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
1913
WSPU1913
Plants a bomb at Lloyd George's newly built house in Surrey, damaging it severely
WSPU4 June 1913
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 Davison8 June 1913
Dies four days after she was struck by King George Vs horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913
Titles and roles
Suffragette
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.