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At Only 8 years old and orphaned by a murder; Ivan began to grow a deep distrust of people which would later influence his decisions as Tsar.
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This is the start of a prosperous yet tragic reign that was a major turning point in his life. His choice of being named Tsar also foreshadows the rest of his absolute rule and tied him to religion.
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she will later influence his political decisions
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This founded a standing army, or Streltsy, and established a parliament and a council.
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Allowed the Russian government to print religious texts in order to influence the peoples.
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After a the company voyaged to Moscow and talked with Ivan he allowed them to form a monopoly on Russo-English trade making the country more outgoing.
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During this time Ivan expanded his and the Oprichniki's power. The Oprichniki were a exclusive fighting force for Ivan and were not held accountable for their actions causing a large amount of pain for their peoples.
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He eventually annexed the country in 1556 and this marked his first military success.
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In order to further his religion he supported them both financially and militarily.
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Used it to further his religious cause.
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Ivan was the first Russian to introduce movement laws to the peasants and truly allowed Ivan to exercise his power.
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This was most commonly thought of to be a poisoning. This deeply hurt Ivan personally and made him incredibly suspicious of nobility.
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Ivan leaves and comes back to the throne upon the condition that he has absolute power. This leads to the creation of the Oprichnina
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During the plague Ivan grew suspicious that the nobles in Novgorod. He then ordered the Oprichniki to attack. This ended up lasting five weeks and killing thousands of civilians. This is seen as a massive flexing of Ivan's Political muscle.
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With age Ivan grew more erratic and during one of his outbursts he hit his son with his staff, in turn, killing him.
