Ivan the Terrible

  • Period: Jan 1, 1520 to

    Ivan the Terrible

  • Jan 1, 1533

    Ivan IV comes to the throne when he is only three years old

    Ivan IV comes to throne when he is only three years old
  • Jan 1, 1546

    When Ivan was 16 he seized power and crowned himself czar

  • Jan 1, 1547

    Ivan's good period starts

    Ivan's good period starts, winning great victories, added lands to Russia, and ruled well
  • Jan 1, 1560

    Ivan's bad period starts

    After his wife Anastasia died, Ivan turned against the boyars and organized a police force to hunt them down
  • Jan 1, 1581

    Ivan kills his son

  • Ivan dies

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