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Deeds not words | 5. Burning down the house


Episode 2031


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?

The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine.

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago






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