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
On This Day
1087 – William II is crowned King of England, and reigns until 1100.
1212 – The Golden Bull of Sicily is issued to confirm the hereditary royal title in Bohemia for the Přemyslid dynasty.
1605 – Sweden’s armies are defeated by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth at the Battle of Kircholm.
1923 – The German government accepts the occupation of the Ruhr.
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HistoryWow’s Quick Shot Videos
A short, sharp hit of history in video format. Acclaimed Irish playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde was the toast of London society in the 1890s until things came decidedly unstuck through an association with a young British aristocrat, Lord Alfred Douglas, known as ‘Bosie’.
The source for this HistoryWow video is: Oscar and Bosie - A Fatal Passion by Trevor Fisher; General Historical Texts.
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Who Am I?
- I was born on 27 January 1859 in Berlin.
- My left arm was withered from birth, becoming around six inches shorter than my right.
- In 1890 I dismissed one of the most successful diplomats in European history.
- I began my reign as German emperor in 1888.
- I died in 1941 in the Netherlands having abdicated in November 1918.
Last week’s answer:
Hirohito (1901-1989)
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HistoryWow’s Highlighted Historical Quotation
“Humans can be literally poisoned by false ideas and false teachings. Many people have a just horror at the thought of putting poison into tea or coffee, but seem unable to realize that, when they teach false ideas and false doctrines, they are poisoning the time-binding capacity of their fellow men and women.”
Alfred Korzybski (1879-1950), Polish engineer and semanticist.Source: Manhood of Humanity by Alfred Korzybski
HistoryWow’s Featured Historical Figure of Note
Sir William Rothenstein (1872-1945)English artist, born in Bradford. He studies at the Slade School and in Paris, won fame as a portrait painter and was principal of the Royal College Art. He was an official war artist in both world wars.
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