Comments on: The Epsom Derby and the deaths of Emily Wilding Davison and Herbert ‘Diamond’ Jones

By: Vanessa painter

Vanessa painter — Sat, 24 Jun 2017 13:31:36 +0000

The horse Agadir was trained by my great grandfather Robert Bunsow and the family have always said that it is true that he was the first Emily davidson ran in front of.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 19:26:33 +0000

The telegram was given to Newmarket racing museum by my father Mr John Jones along with other items.

By: Faith

Faith — Sat, 16 Jan 2016 10:14:47 +0000

I’m coming to the end of my dissertation which explores violence to women in this period, the 70′s and now. I just wanted to say it’s an informative article but the facts have now been scientifically proved by an examination of 3 original Nitrate films (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W_URTWjgR0&ab_channel=Channel4Racing) Emily’s death was not stupidity – if she had managed to pin the ‘votes for women scarf’ on namers horse successfully on the kings horse, it would have been the equivellant of getting newsflash coverage of the WSPU cause to ALL of England via the press, but as you will see if you watch the video, the scarf was taken and hidden, the truth was censored and propaganda machine engaged to make this true heroine of the UK and women’s emancipation into a ‘brutal lunatic woman’ as Queen Mary termed her, who was more concerned for the horse than her human life.

By: Natalie

Natalie — Mon, 07 Dec 2015 03:40:07 +0000

I’m wondering what your source is for the quote from the Queen’s telegram to the jockey. I am looking for the primary source. Please let me know. Thanks!

By: Gaye Blake-Gough

Gaye Blake-Gough — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 01:56:51 +0000

Was just telling my grand daughters about “epicene” women [see Henry Wright and his note to "Electioneering women] and also how it was derogatory to call them suffragettes – rather than “suffragists” – thank you for enlightening me that it was the (wonderfully militant) strong women that proudly bore this title, rather than the less radical “suffragettes. I hope I would have been brave enough to be a suffragist!

By: Malcolm Adlington

Malcolm Adlington — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 17:05:03 +0000

I believe the beggar running alongside to be a former soldier, a veteran of the second Boer war.

By: Lesley

Lesley — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 20:52:47 +0000

Spellng my Grandfathers name wrong was an error but it does not change the fact that i am his grand daughter, i never met him as he died 9 years before i was born. My father who is now 80 never got over finding his father dead and to this day will not talk about it.

By: “The Wonder-Seeking Mind of the Peasant” | Early Irish Cinema

“The Wonder-Seeking Mind of the Peasant” | Early Irish Cinema — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:41:31 +0000

[...] This piece’s use of brogue and mention of “the peasant” was typical of Paddy’s humorous condescension in covering small-town and rural Ireland. Peasants are hicks who live in the far-away west, unsophisticated provincials who lap up Westerns and out-of-date news and in so doing, provide a telling contrast to the readers of Paddy’s column as well as demonstrating the increasing reach of the metropolitan film business. Nevertheless, Paddy also provides some unique details of film exhibition in the west of Ireland a century ago. Travelling shows such as Bailey’s are very difficult to track because they often did not advertise in the local newspapers of the towns they visited, and consequently, the newspapers – the source most likely to provide details of local reception – frequently ignored them unless something else newsworthy occurred. The September-October issues of the Western People and Ballina Herald do not mention, let alone give details of the nature of the programme. Clearly, Bailey was not in the first rank of Irish travelling exhibitors, which included the town-hall showman James T. Jameson and the fairground exhibitor John Toft. Bailey’s name is known to film scholars (Barton 14), but Paddy allows us to place him in Ballina showing Westerns and the newsreel of the Epson Derby that retained some interest four months after the race had been run not only because of an abiding interest in horseracing among an audience who had not yet seen these moving pictures but also because this was the race at which suffragette Emily Wilding Davison was killed by King George V’s horse (some fascinating discussion of this case here and here). [...]

By: Suffragette | Marcel van Ellen

Suffragette | Marcel van Ellen — Thu, 30 May 2013 11:04:44 +0000

[...] Volgende week is het precies honderd jaar geleden dat Emily Wilding Davison onder de hoeven van Anmer terechtkwam en overleed. Wij zijn gewend dat we alle gebeurtenissen die tegenwoordig plaatsvinden, bijna direct kunnen zien via de media. Maar ook dit tragische ongeluk is gefilmd, jawel. We kunnen nog steeds de beelden zien van de vrouw die onder het hek door de renbaan oploopt, doelbewust het paard van de koning opwacht dat op dat moment als tiende komt aanstormen, vervolgens met opgeheven armen voor het paard gaat staan en na een dramatische klap neervalt, evenals het paard en zijn berijder. De aangrijpende en trieste beelden zijn te zien op http://www.nickelinthemachine.com/2009/03/the-epsom-derby-and-the-deaths-of-emily-wilding-davison-an… [...]

By: Simon Randall

Simon Randall — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:07:08 +0000

Great article enjoyed it greatly. I would like the author of this piece to please get in contact with me as I am publishing a book about Emily’s life in time for the 100 year anniversary this year and would like to know more about the pictures and the sources they have come from. Its a great book and even though it is only being published in ebook, it will be of the highest quality and would be better with some of the images that you have here. Thank you