Hello, my name is Mrs. Tipping and I'm really looking forward to learning with you today all about significant individuals who change Britain.

And we're going to explore the question, how did they fight for change? So shall we get started? Let's go.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to describe the events that took place at Epsom Racecourse in 1913.

Before we start, I would like to introduce you to some key words.

We'll be using these keywords during the lesson, so it might be a good idea to write these words down.

The keywords we'll be using today are: "tragedy", "vote".

I'm gonna say those again and I'd like you to repeat them after me.

Tragedy.

Vote.

Good job.

Now let's think in more detail about what these keywords mean.

A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation.

When someone can vote, they're allowed to make a choice about who runs the country.

Pause the video here to make a note of these keywords, and when you are ready to continue, press Play.

These are the learning cycles that we'll be working through together in today's lesson.

Why was there a tragedy at Epsom? What happened at the Epsom Racecourse? In the first learning cycle, we will explore why there was a tragedy at Epsom.

in 1913, 12 years after Queen Victoria had died, a tragedy happened in Epsom near London.

A tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation.

Take a look at the map there.

Can you see the Epsom is down towards the bottom of the United Kingdom near London.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

What is a tragedy? An extremely happy event or situation, any event or situation, an extremely sad event or situation.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner.

What is a tragedy? And press Play when you are ready to continue.

If you said that a tragedy is an extremely sad event or situation, then you are right.

Well done.

A tragedy involved a woman called Emily Davison who had been trying to fight for a change to happen in Britain.

What change do you think she was fighting for? Hmm.

Pause the video here and have a quick discussion with your partner.

What change in Britain do you think Emily Davison was fighting for? Well, in 1913, only some men in Britain could vote for who they wanted to run the country.

Many thought this was very unfair and that women should be allowed to vote too.

When someone can vote, they're allowed to make a choice about who they want to run the country.

It means that their opinion has been counted in the decision.

If someone cannot vote, then they cannot have a say in the changes made to their lives and they have no hope for change.

Being allowed to vote is very important because it allows people's voices and opinions to count and for them to be part of important decisions.

By 1913, there were thousands of people in Britain fighting for women to be allowed to vote.

Many women wanted this change to happen, including Emily Davison.

You can see in that illustration there how women started to hold up banners and signs saying "Votes for Women." Lots of people wanted women to have the vote.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Who was involved in the tragedy at Epsom? Queen Victoria, Emily Davison, Queen Elizabeth II.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner and press Play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said that Emily Davison was involved in the tragedy at Epsom, then you are correct.

Well done.

This brings us to our first learning task.

Can you choose the correct word to complete the sentences below? A tragedy happened at Epsom in.

Now choose a date.

1913 or 1813? It involved.

Now choose Queen Victoria or Emily Davison.

She had been fighting for.

Choose men or women to be able to vote in Britain.

When someone can vote, they are.

Choose from allowed or not allowed to make a choice about who runs the country.

So out of the purple words below, choose the correct word to complete the sentence.

Pause the video here.

Give yourself enough time to do that and press play when you're ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look at the answers? So, a tragedy happened at Epsom in 1913.

It's involved Emily Davison.

She had been fighting for women to be able to vote in Britain.

When someone can vote, they are allowed to make a choice about who runs the country.

Well done if you are able to select the correct words and well done for completing that learning task.

We're now ready to move into the second part of our lesson.

We're going to explore what happened at the Epsom Racecourse.

Every year at Epsom Racecourse, there is a big horse race called the Epsom Derby.

It is very popular and lots of people have always gone to watch the races every year, including the King or Queen of the United Kingdom.

You can see that illustration there, the horses racing at the Epsom Racecourse.

It looks like a very popular event with lots of people watching.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

What is the Epsom Derby? A car race, a horse race, a sheep race? Pause the video here.

Give yourself a moment to think and press play when you're ready to hear the answer.

What did you think? Well, the Epsom Derby is a horse race.

Well done if you got that correct.

The King of the United Kingdom in 1930 was King George V.

Queen Victoria was his grandmother.

King George's horse was going to be in the race at the Epsom Derby, and he was there to watch hoping his horse would win.

You can see that painting there of King George V.

Emily Davison was also at the race on the 4th of June, 1913, and she had a plan to get the attention of lots of people and make them think about giving women the right to vote.

If she could attach a "Votes for Women" flag to the King's horse, everyone would see it as the horse ran past.

Take a look at that photo there of a "Votes for Women" flag.

So it's that type of flag that Emily wanted to attach to the King's horse so everybody could see it.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Is this statement true or false? Emily Davison wanted to attach a flag to King George's horse.

Is that true or false? Hmm.

What do you think? That was indeed true.

Now, looking at these two statements, which of these would help to justify your answer? Emily Davison wanted to ride King George's horse at the Epsom Derby.

Emily Davison wanted everyone to see King George's horse with a "Votes for Women" flag.

Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner.

Which of these two statements would help to justify your answer and press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said, Emily Davison wanted everyone to see King George's horse with a "Votes for Women" flag, then you are absolutely right.

Well done.

Now, Emily waited at the side of the racetrack until it was time for the race that the King's horse was running in.

As the horses ran around a bend in the race track, Emily climbed under the barrier and ran out towards the King's horse.

She was holding a "Votes for Women" flag.

See this illustration here of Emily Davison in front of the racing horses.

I think that would be quite a scary moment, don't you? Now, sadly, the horse rider and the horse didn't see Emily in time and they ran straight into her at very high speed.

Emily wasn't able to attach the flag to the horse and she was knocked over.

Let's take a moment to pause here.

Who is correct about what happened at the Epsom Derby in 1913? Andeep says, "The King's horse bit Emily Davison at the side of the race track." Sofia says, "The King's horse ran into Emily and knocked her over on the racetrack." Pause the video here and have a discussion with your learning partner about who is correct, Andeep or Sofia about what happened at the Epsom Derby in 1913? And press play when you are ready to continue.

What did you think? If you said Sofia is correct, you are absolutely right.

Well done.

Now, Emily Davison was rushed to hospital where they looked after her for four days.

Very sadly, they could not save her life and Emily died from her injuries on the 8th of June, 1913.

You can see in this newspaper here, the front cover of the Daily Mirror on the 5th of June, 1913, the coverage of Emily going out onto that horse race track.

The story of the tragedy was in all of the newspapers, everyone in Britain knew what had happened.

Lots of people celebrated Emily for trying to make change happen, and lots of people did not.

After the tragedy, Emily had got the attention of everyone in the country and made them all think about giving women the right to vote.

You can see the photographs there in the newspaper, the story about the tragedy and see how many people surrounding that situation.

Let's take a moment to pause and check our understanding.

Can you sort these events into chronological order using number one for the earliest event.

Emily Davison was taken to hospital.

Emily Davison ran onto the race track at Epsom Racecourse.

Emily Davidson died from her injuries.

The King's horse knocked Emily Davidson over.

So pause the video here and give yourself a moment to sort these events into the chronological order using number one for the earliest event, and press play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look? So firstly, Emily ran onto the racetrack at Epsom Racecourse.

Then the King's horse knocked Emily Davidson over.

Then Emily Davison was taken to hospital, and finally Emily Davison died from her injuries.

Well done if you got that order correct.

This brings us to our final learning task.

I'd like you to retell the events of what happened at Epsom Racecourse on the 4th of June, 1913.

You could use these sentence starters to help you.

Emily Davison went to the Epsom Derby because.

King George V was there because.

On the racetrack.

After the tragedy.

So pause the video here.

Give yourself enough time to retell the events of what happened at Epsom Racecourse on the 4th of June, 1913, and press play when you are ready to continue.

How did that go? Shall we take a look at an example? So your answer could include: Emily Davison went to the Epsom Derby because she wanted to attach a "Votes for Women" flag to the King's horse.

King George V was there because he was watching his horse run in the race.

On the race track Emily ran out in front of the King's horse and it knocked her over.

After the tragedy, Emily died from her injuries a few days later.

Some people celebrated her for trying to make a change.

Well done for completing that learning task.

Before we finish this lesson, let's summarise what we've learned about Emily Davison and the tragedy at Epsom Racecourse.

On the 4th of June, 1913, a tragedy happened at a big horse race called the Epsom Derby at Epsom Racecourse.

Lots of people, including Emily Davison, had been fighting for change in Britain.

They wanted women to be able to vote.

Emily ran in front of the King's horse at the Epsom Derby to attach a "Votes for Women" flag to the horse.

Emily was knocked over by the King's horse and sadly, a few days later, she died from her injuries.

Thank you for joining me in this lesson today.

I hope to see you in the next one.

See you next time.