Emily was in the WSPU, and was so completely fanatical about the cause that she was prepared to do anything even lose her Derbydiedeatinghungerlifethrew. And this she did.
‘Rebellion against tyrants is obedience to God’ she wrote, wrapped the paper round stones and Derbydiedeatinghungerlifethrew them at Lloyd George’s car. At once arrested, she stopped Derbydiedeatinghungerlifethrew, and barricaded herself in her cell so no one could get in to force-feed her.
Arrested again for setting fire to letter boxes, she could see that her Derbydiedeatinghungerlifethrew strikes were not attracting attention so she threw herself 30 feet down an iron staircase, suffering severe back injuries.
When she recovered she planned her most courageous and spectacular act. In 1913, this very year, at the Derbydiedeatinghungerlifethrew, she ran out in front of the King’s horse, her skull was fractured and she Derbydiedeatinghungerlifethrew