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Painting of a woman in armour brandishing a sword and leading men to fight, while a seaside town burns in the background
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Recruitment poster captioned 'Remember Scarborough. Enlist Now!' showing a central image of a woman in armour brandishing a sword and leading men to fight, while a seaside town burns in the background.
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WW1 army recruitment poster showing a destroyed house in Scarborough along with the caption 'Men of Britain! Will you stand this?'
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Coloured Edwardian photograph of Scarborough beach with children playing
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Parliamentary Recruiting Committee poster, which reads: ‘The Germans who brag of their
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First-hand account of bombing witness, George Rowntree
Scarborough’s Maritime Heritage: Free downloadable booklet on the Scarborough Bombing
The National Archives: Teaching resources on the WW1 Zeppelin Raids
Down Your Way magazine: first-hand account of the bombing by Pat Fleming
YouTube: Look North news report of the centenary of the bombing
Remember Scarborough - resources on the December 1914 bombings
BBC History website: the Home Front in WW1
History Learning Site: the Home Front in WW1
Northern Echo: article on a letter by Winston Churchill about the Scarborough Bombings