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The National Literacy Trust was among those who complained that Winston Churchill's quotation –“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat” - had been printed without punctuation. Prochaska, Frank (1999), "GeorgeV and Republicanism, 1917–1919", Twentieth Century British History, 10 (1): 27–51, doi: 10.1093/tcbh/10.1.27

Two months after the end of the war, the King's youngest son, John, died aged13 after a lifetime of ill health. George was informed of his death by Queen Mary, who wrote, "[John] had been a great anxiety to us for many years... The first break in the family circle is hard to bear but people have been so kind & sympathetic & this has helped us much." [79] Best North American Soccer League stats". NASLJerseys.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2009 . Retrieved 19 March 2013. George Best (22 May 1946 – 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. A skillful dribbler, he is considered one of the greatest players of all time, [2] along with being considered one of the most talented to play. [3] [4] He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1968 and came fifth in the FIFA Player of the Century vote. Best received plaudits for his playing style, which combined pace, skill, balance, feints, goalscoring and the ability to get past defenders. His style of play captured the public's imagination, and in 1999 he was on the six-man short-list for the BBC's Sports Personality of the Century. He was also an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002. Yahoo News says each engraving was done with a powerful medical microscope, extra fine needles and took six days each. On 14 January 1892, six weeks after the formal engagement, Albert Victor died of pneumonia during an influenza pandemic, leaving George second in line to the throne, and likely to succeed after his father. George had only just recovered from a serious illness himself, having been confined to bed for six weeks with typhoid fever, the disease that was thought to have killed his grandfather Prince Albert. [14] Queen Victoria still regarded Princess May as a suitable match for her grandson, and George and May grew close during their shared period of mourning. [15]

All of the main paramilitary groups have engaged in counterfeiting since the Troubles erupted in 1969. However it is the largely dormant Official IRA that is known to run the most sophisticated counterfeit operations. e.g. Harold Nicolson's diary quoted by Sinclair, p. 107; Best, Nicholas (1995), The Kings and Queens of England, London, UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, p.83, ISBN 0-297-83487-8, rather a dull man... liked nothing better than to sit in his study and look at his stamps ; Lacey, Robert (2002), Royal, London, UK: Little, Brown, p.54, ISBN 0-316-85940-0, the diary of King George V is the journal of a very ordinary man, containing a great deal more about his hobby of stamp collecting than it does about his personal feelings, with a heavy emphasis on the weather. Best's mother Anne died from alcoholism-related cardiovascular disease in 1978, at the age of 55. [13] Best's father died on 16 April 2008, at the age of 88, in the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. [14] a b "Flawed Best had it all". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 1 October 2014 . Retrieved 10 September 2014.

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Best goal. List of international goals scored by George Best [152] No. Radford, Nathan (6 October 2011). "Dee Why Football Club: History". Dee Why Football Club. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 . Retrieved 12 September 2011. George objected to the anti-Catholic wording of the Accession Declaration that he would be required to make at the opening of his first parliament. He made it known that he would refuse to open parliament unless it was changed. As a result, the Accession Declaration Act 1910 shortened the declaration and removed the most offensive phrases. [46] The King and Queen at the Delhi Durbar, 1911 Best in hospital with pneumonia". Archived from the original on 10 September 2014 . Retrieved 2 March 2013.It was the Best of times, it was the worst of times - town pays tribute". Manchester Evening News. 5 September 2007. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020 . Retrieved 8 June 2020. MSN | Outlook, Office, Skype, Bing, Breaking News, and Latest Videos". MSN. Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Ramsbottom author tells George Best inside story in book". Lancashire Telegraph. 2 November 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014.