Tattoos have had a rich and colourful history in western popular culture for the better part of two centuries and nowhere is this better illustrated than by the rather extraordinary number of historical figures and modern day celebrities who have sported or currently have body art. Try Super Tattoo Flash today. TATTOOS & EARLY EUROPEAN ROYALTYAs with most cultural and artistic styles and trends, tattoos and tattooing have weathered various cycles of popularity, waxing and waning over the years, but never disappearing and never far from the public's imagination. Tattoos have long been associated with sailors and seamen and military personnel, but did you know that European Royalty were the first well-known members of society, the first celebrities so to speak, to spur an interest in tattoos and body art?