We are heading back to the early part of the 20th Century to meet Emily Davison, a woman who believed in action. After being shafted once too many times by the patriarchal society she lived in Emily joined the cause of the Suffragettes, quickly becoming one of the most notorious members. Starting out writing pamphlets for the group she quickly progressed to taking part in direct action, engaging in ever more daring and dangerous protests before eventually creating one of the the most enduring images of the struggle for women's votes in 1913. Guest Host: Emma Heathcote <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

We are heading back to the early part of the 20th Century to meet Emily Davison, a woman who believed in action. After being shafted once too many times by the patriarchal society she lived in Emily joined the cause of the Suffragettes, quickly becoming one of the most notorious members. Starting out writing pamphlets for the group she quickly progressed to taking part in direct action, engaging in ever more daring and dangerous protests before eventually creating one of the the most enduring images of the struggle for women's votes in 1913. Guest Host: Emma Heathcote Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are heading back to the early part of the 20th Century to meet Emily Davison, a woman who believed in action. After being shafted once too many times by the patriarchal society she lived in Emily joined the cause of the Suffragettes, quickly becoming one of the most notorious members. Starting out writing pamphlets for the group she quickly progressed to taking part in direct action, engaging in ever more daring and dangerous protests before eventually creating one of the the most enduring images of the struggle for women's votes in 1913. Guest Host: Emma Heathcote Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Emily Wilding Davison - Whipping up trouble for politicians is a full time job

The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 (always worth a try if you are trying to guess someones pin number). If you've always wanted to learn about all the bits between these events, but only if it can be done in a random and eclectic manner why not try Consistently Eccentric History? A podcast where each week you can listen in while I tell one of my friends a story about a lesser known person or event in British history, the weirder and less believable the better. With an archive of over 150 episodes you will never again be short a weird historical fact when trying to impress others.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 (always worth a try if you are trying to guess someones pin number). If you've always wanted to learn about all the bits between these events, but only if it can be done in a random and eclectic manner why not try Consistently Eccentric History? A podcast where each week you can listen in while I tell one of my friends a story about a lesser known person or event in British history, the weirder and less believable the better. With an archive of over 150 episodes you will never again be short a weird historical fact when trying to impress others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The British Isles have thousands of years of history, so it's weird that all most people were taught at school was World War Two, how many wives Henry VIII had and that the Battle of Hastings took place in 1066 (always worth a try if you are trying to guess someones pin number). If you've always wanted to learn about all the bits between these events, but only if it can be done in a random and eclectic manner why not try Consistently Eccentric History? A podcast where each week you can listen in while I tell one of my friends a story about a lesser known person or event in British history, the weirder and less believable the better. With an archive of over 150 episodes you will never again be short a weird historical fact when trying to impress others. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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