Irish Free State Treaty Signed (1921)

In late 1921, the Irish Free State Treaty is signed, establishing Ireland as a Dominion within the British Empire. Strictly speaking the Irish Free State treaty was signed on the 6th December 1921, not the 7th.

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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.

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