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The regiment formed by estate workers from Duncombe Park and local farmers

The York sisters who travelled the world as voluntary nurses

How York was adapted to accommodate and treat the growing number of war wounded

Rowntrees chocolates were gifted to troops over the world from York

Life for a German prisoner of war in Britain may not have been as expected

Looking back at how the city and its residents celebrated the return of peace

Anti-German prejudice resulted in many of York’s citizens being rounded up and imprisoned

York soon became a refuge for Belgian citizens fleeing the conflict abroad

The story of the resistance and hardship faced by York’s conscientious objectors

The changing role of women and how they kept York’s railway running during WW1

Zeppelins brought the realities of war to the children and staff of Bootham School

Spas, usually reserved for society’s elite, opened their doors to wounded soldiers

Secret bomb-proof shelters were used to protect the cathedral’s ornate windows

Where troops and civilians took part in a sports day, which was screened in cinema

Steel was in short supply during WW1 so rail tracks were raised to meet demands

Where an Imperial Grand Duchess of Russia created five hospitals during World War One

The couple who married on the day Scarborough was under attack

How the hoteliers kept the tourist trade alive

The bombarded house that became famous after featuring on national recruitment posters

Two children taken to safety by a caretaker during the Scarborough bombardment of 1914

One of the first German attacks on home soil