Which British King, rather uncharacteristically, had a Japanese blue and red dragon tattoo on his arm?
Answer: King George V. He had received the tattoo while visiting Japan as a naval cadet in the 1880s.
Source: King George V by Kenneth Rose
Which British King, rather uncharacteristically, had a Japanese blue and red dragon tattoo on his arm?
Answer: King George V. He had received the tattoo while visiting Japan as a naval cadet in the 1880s.
Source: King George V by Kenneth Rose
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