Ivan the Terrible
Ivan the terrible threw small animals off of the top of buildings when he was a young boy. he loved torcher. he raped girls and then used them for target practice. he killed the head of the church. in just five weeks, he killed ALL of his people. he fried people alive on giant frying pans. he hung a guy, and then cut flesh off of him while he was still alive. he kept a list of everyone he killed. he was truly a terrible man. Ivan the Terrible was named Grand Prince of Moscow in 1533 and the crowned Czar in 1547. His rule went from 1533-1580. Ivan the Terrible often had fits of rage in his younger age due to the fear of being murdered by thoses wanting to take the throne. This often led to the paranoia he would later develop. He's called terrible due to the fact that he had a certain lust for power. He reduced the power of boyars greatly, and peasants weren't treated any nicer. He created a secret police which would cause terror in the country. He also was said to have beaten his pregnant daughter-in-law, causing a miscarriage. His son, also called Ivan, got into a heated argument, which led to his father taking his pointed staff and striking him with it on November 16, 1581. This blow proved fatal, leaving Ivan the terrible devastated but not enough to stray from his path to absolute power
What did Ivan the Terrible do to be called terrible
