workingclasshistory: On this day, 21 May 1913, a bomb exploded at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh
workingclasshistory:On this day, 21 May 1913, a bomb exploded at the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh, Scotland, set by suffragettes. The blast caused no casualties, although some blood was found at the scene, presumably from the perpetrator, but it did crack the masonry of the west tower, damage the floor and break some windows. The Dalkeith Advertiser reported the following day: ‘The perpetrators left behind them a ladies’ handbag of the kind used for shopping. It contained a few currant biscuits wrapped in paper, a couple of safety pins, and in the grounds were found two pieces of paper. On one of them was written in ink “How beggarly appears argument before defiant deed. Votes for women.”’ https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1128770007308148/?type=3 -- source link
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