4 June 1913: Emily Davison, campaigning for votes for women, is struck by the horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby. She dies four days later.
Her intentions are unknown, but perhaps the most convincing theory is that she was trying to pin a flag on the horse so that, as it crossed the line, it would be photographed with the 'Votes for Women' slogan.
The horse and jockey, Herbert Jones, survived. Jones received a concussion and did not remember much. It appears that he supported the movement and later lay a wreath in honour of Davison at the funeral of suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst.
