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Ivan’s Father Basil III died when Ivan was only 3 leaving Ivan with no father figure.
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Ivan’s Mother Elena Glinskaya was killed leaving 8 year old Ivan to care for the starving Boyars.
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when Ivan seized power at age 16 he won great battles, gained land for Russia, and ruled justly.
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Anastasia was Ivan's first wife and the his true love and had a great impact on his character.
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Richard Chancellor sailed to the White Sea coming across to Moscow, Ivan opened his trading ports to him without standard customs fees.
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Ivan’s wife Anastasia Romanov died, Ivan became extremely paranoid and suspected the Boyars of poisoned her.
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His first wife’s death sent Ivan into a downward spiral causing to become mentally unstable and paranoid. He tried to avenge her death by having his secret police force kill the boyars he suspected of poisoning her to death. Overall after Anastasia died Ivan did many terrible things.
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A Legend states that he was so impressed with the structure that he had the architect blinded so he couldn't build anything more beautiful than Saint Basil's Cathedral.
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Due to Ivan's Unstable mental state after his wives death which he suspects the boyars of killing her, Ivan creates his own police force to kill all of the boyars and anyone else he thinks is a traitor.
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Ivan left Moscow and Sent two letters back to inform the boyars of his resignation from rule. The boyar court was not able to rule and begged Ivan to come back which he did under the condition that he would have absolute power.
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A plague that killed 10,000 people in Navgorod and about 1000 daily in Moscow. Ivan ordered the Oprichniki to raid the city, they burned and pillaged Novgorod and the surrounding villages.
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Ivan finally snaps and he beats his oldest son to death with a cane.
