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Deeds not words | 5. Burning down the house
Episode 2031

Deeds not words | 5. Burning down the house

We explore how the suffragette movement became increasingly militant, escalating from smashing windows to arson attacks and planting bombs

HistoryExtra podcast · Immediate

July 10, 202442m 19s

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Show Notes

Smashing windows, burning down politicians’ homes and planting bombs in public places. As the suffragette movement progressed, it turned to increasingly extreme methods to further its cause. In episode five of our new series on the suffragettes, Ellie Cawthorne speaks to expert historians to reveal how the campaign became ever more militant and asks: is it fair to call the suffragettes terrorists?

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