Emily Davison Throws Herself Under The Kings Horse (1913)

Suffragette Emily Davison's Derby Day protest ends in tragedy. She was a militant activist who fought for women's suffrage in Britain. She was jailed on nine occasions and force-fed 49 times. She is best known for stepping in front of King George V's horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby on 4 June 1913, sustaining injuries that resulted in her death four days later.