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English 4
9/19/14
Ivan the Terrible by- Zachary Chadwick
Ivan the terrible was one of the most controversial rulers in Russia’s history. There is almost no writings about him that have survived over the years, therefore historians have been forced to go on rumors, diaries, etc. This biography will use this information in order to try and piece together his life from the golden age to the age of terror that he brought on in his later years.
Early life-
To start, Ivan was born to the royal family on August 25, 1530. He was born to his father, Vasil the third, and his wife Elena Glinskaya. His father died when he was three, in consequence making him the leader of Russia at age three. His mother decided to take the position of …show more content…
He would also sometimes be without food or suitable clothes. This environment nurtured his cruel side and his hatred of the boyar class. There are reports that he would also torture and kill small animals, sometimes throwing them of the balcony of these castles to splatter on the ground below.
When he came of age, Ivan researched was to ensure that his rule would not be question nor usurped, to answer this, he became the first Russian ruler to declare himself tsar in Russia’s history. This shocked some of the nobles, being tsar meant that he believed instead of being chosen by the community, that he was chosen by god and that his rule was absolute. He later chose his wife from a group of virgins. He later married his wife Anastasia …show more content…
During this time he beat his daughter in-law causing a miscarriage, because he did not like the outfit she was wearing. When his oldest son tried to stop him from beating his wife, Ivan lashed out striking him in the head with a steel rod, killing him instantly. And thus leaving Russia without its eldest heir. His religious views and his actions only continue to blur his image in a web of confusion. At one point he would kill someone and the next he would be praying for them. At one point after a mass execution, he handed the preacher a small bag of money telling him to give his blessings to them all. Ivan spent twenty four years on his reign of terror killing many boyar families and leaving destruction in his wake. It could not last forever though as Ivan’s health began to deteriorate, he commanded preach doctors and healers to stave of his death. They were unsuccessful, Ivan died on march 28 1584, from a stroke while playing chess with his bodyguard and most trusted confidant Bogdan
English 4
9/19/14
Ivan the Terrible by- Zachary Chadwick
Ivan the terrible was one of the most controversial rulers in Russia’s history. There is almost no writings about him that have survived over the years, therefore historians have been forced to go on rumors, diaries, etc. This biography will use this information in order to try and piece together his life from the golden age to the age of terror that he brought on in his later years.
Early life-
To start, Ivan was born to the royal family on August 25, 1530. He was born to his father, Vasil the third, and his wife Elena Glinskaya. His father died when he was three, in consequence making him the leader of Russia at age three. His mother decided to take the position of …show more content…
He would also sometimes be without food or suitable clothes. This environment nurtured his cruel side and his hatred of the boyar class. There are reports that he would also torture and kill small animals, sometimes throwing them of the balcony of these castles to splatter on the ground below.
When he came of age, Ivan researched was to ensure that his rule would not be question nor usurped, to answer this, he became the first Russian ruler to declare himself tsar in Russia’s history. This shocked some of the nobles, being tsar meant that he believed instead of being chosen by the community, that he was chosen by god and that his rule was absolute. He later chose his wife from a group of virgins. He later married his wife Anastasia …show more content…
During this time he beat his daughter in-law causing a miscarriage, because he did not like the outfit she was wearing. When his oldest son tried to stop him from beating his wife, Ivan lashed out striking him in the head with a steel rod, killing him instantly. And thus leaving Russia without its eldest heir. His religious views and his actions only continue to blur his image in a web of confusion. At one point he would kill someone and the next he would be praying for them. At one point after a mass execution, he handed the preacher a small bag of money telling him to give his blessings to them all. Ivan spent twenty four years on his reign of terror killing many boyar families and leaving destruction in his wake. It could not last forever though as Ivan’s health began to deteriorate, he commanded preach doctors and healers to stave of his death. They were unsuccessful, Ivan died on march 28 1584, from a stroke while playing chess with his bodyguard and most trusted confidant Bogdan