3. Fairyland and the Suffragettes
Manage episode 311397575 series 3118044
In September 1909, the Metropolitan Police's Special Branch reported to the Home Secretary that two Suffragettes were going to Fairyland in Tottenham Court Road to practice with their pistols. The reason - they planned to assassinate Herbert Asquith, Prime Minister of Great Britain and Ireland.
We investigate the police reports to the Home Secretary, and his secret letter to Sir Edward Grey about his concerns.
Books on the Suffragettes:
The Suffragette Bombers by Simon Webb
Rise Up Women! by Andrew Rosen
Media:
The Things We Forgot To Remember. Michael Portillo on the Suffragettes BBC Radio 4. December 2007
Suffragettes with Lucy Worsley. BBC One.
Contact:
email: ellis@cherryleaf.com
(c) Ellis Pratt 2019
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