The 6 to 8 Wives of Ivan the Terrible

[@WillianyAmill]

Moral of story, do not let the beautiful lovely wise, loyal kind wife of a mad man be assassinated. Everything will go to shit.

[@41052]

@علي ياسر he’s crazy and smart

[@41052]

Yeah you’d think they’d want the kind wives to live so their cruel lord wouldn’t get even more cruel 😂

[@WillianyAmill]

@علي ياسر being smart and being oppertunistic are very distinct things. One has to be of a very sound and intuitive mind to be cautious of what to do. No one would argue that Ivan was untouchable, but thas due to being over confident and egotistical with his blood lust. He was sloppy, un-organized. He wasn't trying to read or observe or study diplomatic themes or rules of strategic warfare. And he certainly never tried to be invested in the people on the inside plotting to poison his family. He destroyed his own sons, his heir, through attempting to protect them. And he took everything away from himself. He got in his own way.

[@WillianyAmill]

@علي ياسر well I didn't say he MEANT to, I said he was crazy, an absolute mad man. Look. The man drove his foot as hard as he could into his unborn grandchild. He killed it. Okay we can call that one an accident. Then upset with kicking his grandchild out of existence, he batters his son's brain with a blunt object. Maybe it just made sense to Ivan? Who knows, he's supposed to be smart right? So... With the son dead, the son cannot make another grandchild. Ivan distressed from the loss of his son and grandchild, was not doing anything in the slightest to ensure more potential grandchildren because he had a habit of killing all the suitors that his daughters could have produced babies with. They wasted the proper years of thier youth when thier eggs would have still been healthy. So surely you can see why smart isn't one of the terms befitting to his legacy...

[@jacobbrown-gr3es]

Ya

[@Dawnstarlight]

When she said Anastasia’s family ruled over Russia for 300 years it gave me chills because that is what Ivan would have wanted. That was the love of his life.

[@Perririri]

But the cruel ending in 16 July, 1918

[@emilybarclay8831]

The bloodline still continues in the royal and noble families all over Europe

[@markthesapphicdumpsterfire1745]

It is insane that the Romanovs started the Russian empire and remained in power for the entirety of it’s existence, and were autocrats to very end.

[@erinw.9256]

Anastasia started the empire and another Anastasia was murdered with her sisters and brother at the end.

[@ladylunaginaofgames40]

It started with an Anastasia, it ended with an Anastasia

[@SairaIslay]

Being banished to a convent sounds like a blessing. I bet his wife Anna was grateful that happened.

[@ink3539]

Totally - I'd choose the convent any day ! Bonus : you get rid of the weird husband.

[@norayelton4034]

LMAO! I was thinking the exact same thing!

[@HosCreates]

@@ink3539 depends.. one convent had to do ..unsavory things to survive after their patrons stopped supporting them

[@iamcleaver6854]

@@HosCreates Unsavoury? Like what?

[@helenoftroy6265]

@@iamcleaver6854 Let’s just say most nunneries had dungeons for a reason.

[@amethyst5538]

I know Ivan the Terrible was terrible, but the story of his life and the love of his first wife has always entranced me. I honestly believe he would have been a different person if his childhood had been far gentler and kinder. I honestly believe he was a byproduct of the times. Far more so than Henry VIII.

[@adriannespring8598]

SSSOOOO MUCH!!! It's unfortunate how he grew up.

[@MsLogjam]

They were both products of their environments and upbringings; Henry lived a life of privilege and comfort while Ivan lived like a condemned criminal. Star Trek's Klingon culture was allegedly inspired by the traditional cultures of Russians and Mongols.

[@cyrilmarasigan7108]

It would glad if He's first wife doesn't die first before him probably his sons would produce more generation and he wouldn't die so easily

[@amethyst5538]

@@MsLogjam *claps happily* Yes I am a Roddenberry fan.☺️

[@amethyst5538]

@@cyrilmarasigan7108 I know. I remember watching the opera as a little girl and crying because I wanted to fix his life. As an adult my heart hurts for him whenever I hear that part of his life story still.

[@Vic35102]

Ivan and Henry should have met up and compare notes and see who's the worst

[@katherinepercy820]

Henry died when Ivan was 17

[@cakt1991]

Elizabeth ended up being more his contemporary than Henry was. There’s actually record of him writing a “rude letter” to her. I remember it being covered on The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society channel hosted by Claire Ridgway, and I’m pretty sure that someone observed in the comments that Elizabeth likely saw a similar man to her father in Ivan.

[@Saeiyu]

Technically speaking, Ivan was more skilled as a ruler and he married multiple times due to her wives being poisoned/sent to convents not to have a random male heir.

[@tatianamelendez490]

Ooooooo! An Epic Rap Battle of History between them would be fabulous! Someone get on that!

[@amethyst5538]

@@tatianamelendez490 Horrible Histories 😂. If only, they would have done that.

[@SierraFarted]

If his first wife Anastasia lived, history would’ve been completely different. It sounds like she kept him sane. That’s actually quite tragic 💔

[@jaekvj]

@علي ياسر sane does not mean stupid lmao

[@ewm4266]

Behind the success of every man, there is a woman😏😁

[@queenboudicca31]

I don't know about that...look at Herod the Great. Eventually, she would have angered him and then....

[@Liitebulb]

Nope, he probably would have thrown her away or started raping and murdering

[@LB-ou8wt]

no woman can keep a monster sane

[@AnnaB939603]

Glad to read about a royal family other than the British. Loved learning about this. Thank you.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

Agreed

[@adxre0]

Heard 😌

[@AnnaB939603]

@@adxre0 I went and read about them.

[@Tara_P_Rose]

Ya exactly!!

[@lowrider81hd]

There are a lot of history videos on the Tsar families, it’s fascinating.

[@adriannespring8598]

It's sad how deep abuse travels down generations. To study Ivan more via film would be interesting. He was more a victim then Henry 8th who was just a megalomaniac never held to account.

[@ladyreverie7027]

Right I'd like to have a show like the Vikings TV show, or the Tudors to be focused on Ivan.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

Henry the 8th became mad after an injury but yeah even before then he was a bit of a jerk

[@walqqr1]

Henry 8th became crazy after he hit his head.

[@lfgifu296]

@@walqqr1 Yes, it definitely worsened his mental state, however, by that time, he had already deposed of Catherine of Aragon because of her “failing” to give him a male heir.

[@walqqr1]

@@lfgifu296 he got paranoid thinking that was a curse because she was his brother's widow when he married her

[@servraghgiorsal7382]

Just the thought of seeing someone tortured, then skinned alive would seriously affect most everyone.. in that time,how could Ivan not become cruel and paranoid.?

[@minimaker5600]

And let's not forget how he loved torturing animals . . . a sure sign of trouble ahead.

[@barbara_LL]

i know right? and as a fucking child!!! can you imagine being in that situation as a kid, it gives me chills

[@animec-dramaskpop6362]

Are you really justifying the evil he did?

[@puzzledillusionist]

@@animec-dramaskpop6362 no, just understanding the psychological effects these horrors can have on a child/human being. doesn't make things right, okay, or justified.

[@sims4savefile-dh7yo]

@animec-dramaskpop6362 Ngl it’s really annoying that so many people can’t tell the difference between an explanation and a justification. Yes it’s easy to do the intellectually lazy thing and just label people things like “psychopaths” “crazy” or “evil” when they commit atrocities, but all that does is distance them from the rest of humanity and gloss over the fact that each and every human being is capable of atrocities. Finding what drives people to commit these terrible crimes can actually help us to prevent them from ever happening again. History only repeats itself if we don’t learn from it.

[@kimsherlock8969]

Ivan was possibly mad from Mercury poisoning, his love Anastasia had that fate. Mercury was used to make hats.The Mad Hatter ...wasnt at all a joke.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

And the constant child death

[@kimsherlock8969]

@@carolinpurayidom4570 lead , mercury ,nickel, poisonous will kill or cause brain dysfunction in blocking synapses from connecting 😳

[@nobodysbaby5048]

Different time periods but valid point. There was that whole lead cup thing.

[@starz7764]

Those who poisoned Anastasia probable wished they never did. If only Anastasia lived

[@hessaalqahtani1569]

“But like any good psychopath he refused to accept responsibility” 😂 My girl Lindsay never fail to surprise me I loved this video so much, thank you.

[@CoalMnrsDotr]

I so look forward to every week's video.

[@ashquintanilla8519]

Haha same! love her so much! Makes my week a lot better :)

[@BiG-JuPO1O1]

He a sociopath, he was made into one. Psychopath are born is what I know.

[@TabithaReminiec3399]

Ivan IV ,in later life had a bad case of Arthritis, which was treated with medication that was compounded with mercury ... ( secondary insanity is a symptom )

[@nickvick2188]

This video has nothing to do with the truth and real history.

[@michellecrocker2485]

I can imagine that conversation. “I wanna marry your cousin “ Elizabeth I “no way, Ivan. You remind me too much Of my dad”

[@Jen-sv7dt]

Oh, so true!!!

[@barbara_LL]

KSNSKSJWKDNWKNSJD OMG

[@ИльяТкачев-у4н]

Ivan: Except that 82,000 people weren't killed in my reign and I'm a more successful ruler.

[@aybukedelrey6823]

Lmfao💀💀

[@joannahimes-murphy6897]

OH my gosh---a perfect analogy! So accurate!

[@maelyncruz3021]

its a bit weird to think that the first Tsar family started with Anastasia and ended with Anastasia.. 🌑

[@sleepnow3053]

Oop-

[@Liitebulb]

No it's not. Anastasia was a wildly popular name in Russia in the past

[@sunmiswashingmachine]

@@Liitebulb still is to some extent

[@thenewgeneration2378]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@justhuffle5377]

But Anastasia Romanov was not the last, but another sister that was lucky to leave imprisoned family with younger sick brother. They were killed later, but still

[@kristinamitchell716]

He's not a psychopath if he cared about the death of his first wife and sobbed uncontrollably. Psychopaths don't care about anyone. Also, his remorse when he killed his son. He's a severely traumatized person who had power and that's why we even know his story. It's mindblowing that he even had a normal relationship for a short period of time after his childhood. Lastly, mercury was a common medical treatment for decades Anastasia may have been poisoned accidentally in an attempt to prolong her life.

[@carolinpurayidom4570]

He might have a neurological problem where he goes into uncontrollable fit.

[@phoenix72999]

Sounds right. He had to see things that most of us don't even see when we are adults, back when he was a little kid. Seeing extreme violence used against people he might have loved, right in front of his eyes, as well as being thrown out feeling cold and hungry himself on a regular basis, I am sure that would have changed and severely damaged anyone. What a tragic story.

[@tierrad.9602]

Fair point! If I recall correctly it was even a supposed cure for syphilis and was used as one of the last treatments when nothing else cured the person.

[@tierrad.9602]

@@barbarazurek4648 Don't forget to add in that rulers of that time were all meant to go to war and generally looked forward to it because that is what men were suppose to want. Times were different. What we see as sociopathic, may have been natural born leader to them. Sociopathic would not mean he would sob and truly grieve at her funeral. He would have just been sad someone helpful died and he would have moved on fast. His attachment goes further that sociopathic. I don't think he was one. He was probably desperately trying to keep control and only knew how to do it by force because that is what he knew and was taught.

[@beverlyledbetter4906]

I had no idea that Russian history was so interesting. All you ever hear about is communism!

[@lilithyolanda9851]

It’s so interesting how his first wife was married with true love. Many noble and royal marriages barely had any love in it and dig was just to create an heir, but I think because of Anastasia and Ivan’s young age them getting along so well really builded a healthy and loving relationship for there future, it’s sad how he became the terrible 😢

[@KL-ki8db]

It seems like she was the driving force for him to not lose his sanity and become the cruel king he is known today.

[@claudiaauditoredafirenze432]

Russian prince's had an advantage here. It's much easier to find a love between thousand of contestants rather than one that your parents arrange for you. Until Romanovs Russians were not following European marriage traditions. Quite a few had happy marriages but if you are born a princess - you are done.in most cases they were not allowed to marry and spent their lives in captivity basically

[@michellehanson984]

This seems like a good place to drop my favorite dumb history joke: "Last night on 'Dancing with the Tsars,' Peter and Catherine were great, but Ivan was terrible."

[@theintuitiveempath]

Loved it!!

[@reginamercado4869]

Gr8

[@ladyagnes7781]

😄

[@elizabetha3936]

Well done.

[@happywifehappylife5080]

😂😂😂

[@brettlarch8050]

“Courtiers had to support him so he could walk behind her coffin.” I remember carrying my dad’s coffin and I nearly dropped it cause I couldn’t compose myself.

[@christiamark9184]

I am so sorry. That must have been a horrible feeling.

[@agatha6999]

I am so sorry for your loss. I and my older sister had to hold my grandmother’s hand at my grandfather’s funeral cause we feared she would collapse while he was being buried and two of us were needed as we were both so emotional. The loss of a loved one is truly devastating and I hope you have recovered.

[@hongkijeremy5236]

Its OK Brett :((( he's with Lingling now :)))

[@IrishHoopers]

I'm so sorry for your loss

[@aliceevansslytherinpure-bl3289]

I'm so sorry about that

[@norah4892]

I had no idea that the Romanov who ruled Russia came from Tsarina Anastasia. No wonder she was the only one who could tame Ivan.

[@tyryonolofing3405]

Her nephew - Nikita Romanov ruled as regent behind Feodor Romanov for two years.

[@emmarichardson965]

I appreciate just how extra the boyars were in dealing with the False Dimitri. "How about we kill him?" "We should send him back to Poland." "We could always do both?" "But how?" "A cannon." "What?" "You heard me."

[@christinerobbins9376]

😂😂😂👍

[@amarillorose7810]

The story of Ivan's cruelty is a bit exaggerated. It is interesting that during the 51 years of his rule, Ivan the Terrible (Grozny) was not called Grozny/Terrible by his people, but much later he was given that nickname. The word "Grozny" at that time did not have the meaning it has today "terrible", it meant more a man with authority, who instilled fear in the enemy, fearless. In order to better understand Ivan's cruelty, we need to look at the broader context of the time in which he lived. This was the time of the reign of Henry VIII, who is remembered, among other things, for the murders of his wives, as well as for the separation of the Church of England from the Vatican. More than 75,000 people died in that religious war, that is, 2.5 percent of the entire population of the island. Even during the time of his daughter Mary, who was nicknamed Bloody, and Elizabeth I, there was nothing better. During the reign of Elizabeth I, whose reign is considered the English Golden Age, 89,000 people were killed, while in France, during Bartholomew's Night in 1572, 20,000 people died. It was bloody in Germany at that time as well: 100,000 people were punished during the suppression of the peasant revolt, while in the Netherlands, Charles V and Philip II of Spain killed or burned up to 100,000 people. When you compare the above figures with the 4,000 killed in Russia during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, he was not a saint, but he was certainly not the devil like some individuals are trying to present him. During the reign of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, Russia was at the peak of its military and economic power. He built 155 new cities and fortifications, carried out judicial and educational reform, started printing books, and formed the first regular army. He had a problem with the boyars (members of the highest rank of the feudal nobility) who had been causing him problems since childhood, and he dealt with them cruelly, but he was quite loved by the common people. One of the reasons for hatred towards Ivan and misinformation about its cruelty was his origin, which was related to the last legitimate Byzantine, more precisely the Roman emperor and Moscow as the third Rome, which erased the legitimacy of the so-called Holy Roman Empire.

[@ahmadganteng7435]

History always came with many version, because many people told their own view. Will be nice if this other version also being examined.

[@cyrilmarasigan7108]

In Useful charts they explored who will be the ceasar of byzantine empire

[@dimakapeev3156]

The misconception of Ivan being a bad tsar comes from some translator who half-knew Russian and just changed Grozny to Terrible instead adjusting for context with some like the Fearsome

[@41052]

He is terrible and a devil and so was everyone else.

[@brumella]

Yep, грозный means something like "formidable"/"fearsome"/"threatening" but it doesn't has the same subtle meaning as the English word "terrible". I don't know how to explain it 😆

[@emilymiguel8198]

The love between him and his first wife is actually very romantic.

[@mariejuana2993]

The story of his first wife's death and his reaction brought me to tears. Ivan the Terrible has a lot of emotional and psychological trauma, no wonder he ended up the way he did. All the people he truly loved and held close to his heart were taken away from him. EDIT: Looks like Anna and Maria are popular names for the era.

[@Tara_P_Rose]

Sus how his daughters all died within their first year of birth from “common childhood illnesses” but the sons survived (with exception to the one that fell off the ship).

[@AstarionWifey]

Yeah I wouldn’t be surprised if someone poisoned their daughters

[@Tara_P_Rose]

@@AstarionWifey exactly my thoughts too

[@Liitebulb]

@@AstarionWifey might have done it himself.

[@walqqr1]

@@Liitebulb nah, he probably didn't because that would be dumb, which he wasn't. Although daughters were less desirable, they were still useful cause he could marry them off to political allies. Besides, he really loved his first wife, so he was capable of feeling affection.

[@raynatumbeva780]

Do not apply the wrong views to Russians. They value women a lot, be it 21st or 16th century.

[@sergeirachmaninoff4467]

Is it just me or is that baby portrait of Ivan really cute!? I kind of forget he ever went bad just looking at those little hands.

[@AstarionWifey]

Makes you wonder what would happen if he had a happier and loving household

[@barbara_LL]

the felling you get is similar to seeing that baby picturee of hitl3r, he looked so cute but, you know, became a horrific human being

[@randolph1917]

For English speakers, after a while the story of the Tudors and Stuarts get a little tiresome. The interesting stories of other royal dynasties and Kings & Queens are just as, if not more riveting. The Habsburgs, Romanovs, Bourbons, etc are great examples

[@cgt3704]

Especially the dynasties in Eastern Europe like the Rurikids, Ottomans, Basarabs and Jagellonians are always overlooked by western media but their stories are just as interesting if not more

[@cherylvergin1757]

Great examples of Illuminati cabal.

[@liz.j6822]

I totally agree

[@randolph1917]

@@cherylvergin1757 The Illuminati cabal had the French Bourbons and the Russian Romanovs executed. Illuminati are masonic anti-royalists, anti-catholic, and anti-Christian.

[@BiG-JuPO1O1]

Yeah but it'll be nice if we see more other than just Europe like Africa, Asia, early America's.

[@lauramatilda3279]

I find it super interesting that the first royal female Romanov was called Anastasia and so was the last daughter of the final Tzar. Sad that they both died so young :(

[@EstherFromTheEther]

It’s interesting to see how so many people who did messes up things as adults actually had horrible childhoods

[@AD-eg9cw]

Violence is contagious.

[@eluilus4017]

Devil's torture rituals to get power over them

[@kytyoy5694]

At least he didn't kill his wives. Unlike Henry, he sent them to monasteries. It isn't that much better, but I'd rather live than have my head cut off by a drunk.

[@a.k.7341]

Nah these women were better off dead. Life in prison without parole is infinitely worse than death

[@ra-wj1wl]

Incel

[@colbaltmind5696]

@Assassin's Hunter maybe learn to write better before getting all that audacity

[@pussydestroyer69285]

@Assassin's Hunter cAnT hAnDLE sTrOnG mEn. You're not strong you're stupid

[@bluesugar58]

But he killed thousands of innocent people, including his own son and unborn grandchild. He was truly terrible.

[@Marie-Christine-]

I always wondered how different Russian history/Ivan's life would've been had Tsarina Anastasia lived longer and potentially wasn't poisoned which accelerated Ivan's batshittiness, tho he arguably had every reason to be suspicious of her untimely death/potential poisoning, if we take into account the extremely high levels of mercury in her system when her remains were examined. The fact that her family eventually became the next ruling family through Anastasia's great-nephew Michael which bore arguably the most famous Russian royal of the same name a few centuries later, the Grand Duchess Anastasia, is fascinating (if I'm not mistaken the Romanovs are related to the Ruriks through some female lines). How Hollywood skipped out on a goldmine like Ivan and Anastasia's story is asinine. Or other Eastern European rulers such as Olga of Kiev, a bad ass within her own right. Can't wait to hear more about other Russian/Eastern European royals or even Empress Joséphine, 1st wife of Napoleon.

[@merchantfan]

He definitely had reason, though there were also some crazy "medicines" and "potions" back then that were basically poison people took themselves. So it could have been an assassination or it could have been the doctors

[@raynatumbeva780]

Ah, Olga of Kiev with her questioned origin. Though the theory perceived qs most realistic is that she's a Bulgarian royal. Main support of that theory - that's the only way she would be as educated without any records of it happening in the Eastern Roman Empire. That would make her a sister/nephew/daughter, something like that of the first ruler in history to call himself a Tzar - Simeon the Great.

[@sin3358]

No lie, but some of the Romanovs are the best fucking rulers I've ever heard of

[@tossefin]

I know it's actually quite awful, but something about one's ashes being fired back home by cannonball really made me laugh 😂 Yikes, what a life. And I agree with others here - definitely more stories about non-British royal families! This was super interesting.

[@WarmSouthernSmiles]

I have a friend name Wayne. He wants his ashes shot into the sky like a cannon ball so we can all say “It’s Wayning.” 😑

[@fyeelessarndra3392]

It's an epic way to go back home😅

[@mojezus]

😂😂😂

[@stephj9378]

RIGHT? I said, Dayum, we think current despots are bad. Sheesh, so glad i live now...right where I am.

[@LS-dp2gs]

Writer Hunter Thompson’s wishes were for his ashes to be fired from a cannonball. Actor Johnny Depp honoured his final wishes.

[@kristi4113]

I know children shouldn’t play with sharp things, but HOW does a 9 year old boy stab himself in the throat, fatally, might I add? 😑 The reasons for someone’s death back in the day were…astounding.

[@myriamickx7969]

Official explanation: during an epileptic fit. Should you let epileptic children play with knives, now...?

[@kristi4113]

@@myriamickx7969 EXACTLY. Where did he even get the knife to have in his hands when he just so happened to have the episode?? 🤔🤔🤔🤔😒

[@myriamickx7969]

@@kristi4113 : I don't know, I wasn't there. The documentary also hints that the child could have been murdered - which appears more in line with what happened in Ivan's entourage as a rule

[@kristi4113]

@@myriamickx7969 Yoy didn’t understand my sarcasm, I guess? The boy was for sure murdered, and back then no one could prove it. Hell, if time travel existed for us, Jack the Ripper would even be arrested due to our forensics.

[@myriamickx7969]

@@kristi4113: Quite true.

[@victoriavonheals2384]

Seriously. Who would be dumb enough to harm the Tsarina Anastasia? I'm sure it came as no big surprise to anyone just how attached he was to his first wife. Whoever did it brought hell upon their heads as well as many others. What were they THINKING?

[@angelserenade]

I'm so happy that a non-British royal family is featured. I had always been fascinated with the Romanov Family, but I never got the time to know more about their dynasty's origin. Others had pointed out how Ivan had felt no regrets on killing his son, and I felt kind of bad learning that he actually shown regrets.

[@harvieadams]

Russian history is amazing

[@thesugarandspice82]

These types of videos are always so captivating and interesting and are so calming to listen to. Tysm and keep up the amazing work

[@Koiryu]

Yes, miu.

[@nereydacortes1297]

oh i like & agree with your comment so much. 😉

[@makenziholland5202]

So calming… “and he had his brother in law impaled” “and he was impaled for distrust” “and she was found to be poisoned” 😅

[@barbiegbonneau]

The Russian history is mesmerizing and your channel is also very captivating! I always watch you videos to improve my english. Keep doing your amazing job, kisses from Brazil❤❤

[@Laramaria2]

🇧🇷 Os BR estão em todos os lugares 🇧🇷 🤣

[@karenstrong6734]

Yes it is, I’m quite fascinated by Russian history.

[@barbiegbonneau]

@@Laramaria2 eu não acredito que temos uma brasileira aquii😂😂😂

[@CoalMnrsDotr]

Lindsay has great pronunciation.

[@Laramaria2]

@@barbiegbonneau estamos em todo lugar 🤣

[@TheUnknownhumangirl]

19:22 "The tzar took his new bride on a honeymoon to Novgorod, the city which only two years earlier he had massacred. What a romantic." Lindsay you are killing me 😂🤣😂🤣

[@danielbend8938]

Pov : Ivan and Henry VIII were friends The fact that Ivan and Henry VIII lived at the same time

[@tyryonolofing3405]

Things would rather go violent...

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@Artur_M.]

The painting at 9:55 is actually "Death of Barbara Radziwiłł" by Józef Simmiler. The tragic love story of her and Sigismund II Augustus of Poland and Lithuania would be perfect for this channel, as would be the lives of Sigismund's mother - Bona Sforza and his sisters; Anna and Catherine (mentioned in this video). Too bad that Jagiellonians don't get even the fracture of the fame that more violent rulers of their age enjoy.

[@blonyynka]

oooo yes the story of Barbora Radvilaite is very intresting!

[@joannabaparileszczynska]

As a Polish woman Isupport the idea of a series about Jagiellonians!

[@amethyst5538]

That is a wonderful idea!

[@charlenka]

Well, i don't think there is a painting of every single dying european queen ^ ^' and this one works very well with their tragic story Tho i would very much enjoy a video about Radziwiłłówna so let's hope for that :)

[@swazeyprice9023]

I know!! The Jagiellons are very interesting because they were a very large family that married in to almost every royal house of europe at that time...however i am somewhat biased towards them because i am a descendant of them LOL

[@queenelizabethwoodville8285]

Wow, I didn’t think anyone could outdo my grandson

[@SweetOsoka]

Based

[@jjgandthatsenough]

@@flkilosdealer didn’t you convince him to leave his wife with the promise you would give him a healthy living son?

[@ИльяТкачев-у4н]

Compared to Henry VIII and other European monarchs, he was an innocent child playing in the sandbox. During the entire reign of Ivan the Terrible, 4,000 people were executed, and under Henry VIII, no less than 72,000 people were executed. As for the murder of a son, this is a myth. Excavations have revealed in the remains of Dmitry a huge amount of arsenic, which was a common poison at that time.

[@kelly_seastar]

One time I was doing research on Ivan for a story I was writing. When I saw his first wife's name I was like "huh???" but then I realized it's a different girl. Crazy how royal names tend to repeat.

[@taninalevin4139]

Hiw do they keep track of each other lol. Very limited names

[@Elothriel]

Anastasia is not that common between Russian royals I think. It was just a patronymic Romanovna that is similar to the surname Romanova made you think they are similar, but it is not the same

[@djwabe3938]

First wife and last daughter

[@myriamickx7969]

It's not crazy, it's deliberate. A way to emphasize the dynastic lineage and pay tribute to ancestors.

[@taninalevin4139]

@@djwabe3938 it began with a las and it will end with a las. Wrong continent but couldn't resist

[@carolinesavage6920]

The painting of Ivan holding his son is so haunting.

[@SilhouetteSE]

Well, the city of Novgorod was not gone as in "wiped off the face of the earth." The population was indeed halved (some historians say that up to 2/3 were executed), but most structures survived, including the city fortress. Although Novgorod lost its political power as a result of the pogrom, it became the center of the Novgorod Province during the reign of Catherine II. Its current population is 225,000, which qualifies as "large" for Russia.

[@juliaboskamp9666]

Henry the 8th: i have 6 wife,s Ivan the terrible: hold my vodka

[@Perririri]

Normie

[@obsessivefangirl5055]

Oh my god, Lindsey, mind blowingly done!! Man, what an epic story! Somebody please tell me there's been a show made about this guy's entire reign! Also, Lindsey, at some point please do consider doing an entire series for the Russian monarchy the way you did all British dynaties. Russian history is fascinating!

[@ellerose9164]

There is actually a Russian show about his life

[@cheesekir9470]

@@ellerose9164 what's it called

[@claudiaauditoredafirenze432]

​@@cheesekir9470рюриковичи

[@LS-dp2gs]

Interesting fact. When he sent an Ambassador to Queen Elizabeth to make a marriage proposal and settle intergovernmental affairs, she had invited the Ambassador to dinner in honour of a visiting Italian nobleman.. Shakespeare was commissioned to write a play to entertain the honoured guest and the dinner party. Russian Ambassador was religious and a bureaucrat who politely refused to attend the event so he could pray and go to bed early. However, because of his scrupulous reports to his tsar, the world now knows the story behind Shakespeare’s 12th Night. The real Italian nobleman was an inspiration for Duke Orsino.

[@CharityMainwaringStrongStories]

Ivan: Please just bless this one more marriage. Oh wait, just ONE more. Hey guys, me again. Just this one more please. Shoot, probably should just give me a couple free passes while you're at it.

[@MsLogjam]

Clergy: Nope, you've commited a terrible sin. However, we'll give you a pass on torturing and waging war on your own people for funsies.

[@christinerobbins9376]

😂😂😂

[@makeupboss3568]

I’ll admit I knew absolutely nothing about Ivan until I saw this . This was insanely interesting, intriguing and informative. Thank you for shedding light on this “ intolerably terrifying “ Tsar . He is quite literally “ terrifying “ compared to the other Tsars of Russia.

[@ИльяТкачев-у4н]

Compared to Henry VIII and other European monarchs, he was an innocent child playing in the sandbox. During the entire reign of Ivan the Terrible, 4,000 people were executed, and under Henry VIII, no less than 72,000 people were executed. As for the murder of a son, this is a myth. Excavations have revealed in the remains of Dmitry a huge amount of arsenic, which was a common poison at that time.

[@Orbt_]

Great story. Wow. His first wife was his first true love, his childhood or as some would call a high school sweet heart. They being the same age and he losing his mother, she was his confidant and support. They basically grew up together. Its also nice to see that there was no inbreeding in this story or it was left out. Lastly, the irony of his first wife is that her legacy turned out to be far greater and longer lasting than his, with her Romanov family.

[@anneb4160]

Thank you very much for this interesting video. It was quite a sad and cruel period of time in Russian history. Ivan was clearly traumatised in his childhood. This can't be an excuse or justification for his behaviour but probably a kind of explanation. I feel sorry for his wives, too. Being send to a convent was probably the best possible option for some of them. When I hear such stories I am always happy to live a "normal" life in 2022 (despite pandemic and annoying issues at work) 🙂

[@user-px3cv8sp8g]

Well his reign was a prosperous time when he built more than 150 cities lmao. And the religious wars in Europe that were going on in that time and those monarchs were more brutal. During Elizabeth I reign 80.000, during Ivan 9.000. and the correct translation of the adjective Grozny in that time would be fearsome.

[@jonesvideo80]

Didn't Ivan beat his daughter-in-law into a miscarriage because she wore the wrong colored dress to an event?

[@flkilosdealer]

He was called the terrible for a reason

[@jonesvideo80]

@@flkilosdealer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@jonesvideo80]

@Women's rights was a Mistake Girl, what?

[@maplesyrup6052]

@@jonesvideo80 what did they say?

[@jonesvideo80]

@@maplesyrup6052 something about her deserving it

[@Laramaria2]

Henry VIII: I'm the most infamous royal husband ever! Ivan: Adorable...

[@mau2759]

@Assassin's Hunter bro what are you onto lmao

[@despinasgarden.4100]

@Mary I of England ignore him, he is probably a 16 year old incel that hates woman because his crush rejected him.

[@Perririri]

Гейнрих Грозий по-Англия

[@ИльяТкачев-у4н]

How many people were executed during your reign? Ivan: 4000 Henry VIII: 82000 Elizabeth: 89000 Karl IV: I killed 30,000 people during St. Bartholomew's night. Philip II: 100000 Ivan: And you still call me terrible?!

[@Sriwijaya888]

Did Ivan also remove his wives heads like henry viii?

[@sugsto]

Anastasia Romanovna is literally the embodiment of "i can change him".

[@sharfacekillah]

Imagine how terrifying it must've been for the women in the bride shows knowing what likely lied ahead 😳

[@simplyputmusings2948]

At least he sent them to convents.

[@michelleecklund3647]

Great content. I do want to state that the title "Ivan the Terrible" is often misinterpreted in modern English to imply Ivan was a terrible dude. But in reality his name was to imply he was terrible to his enemies and a force to be reckoned with

[@Unlikely_Pirate]

It was like his first wife was his last effort at being ‘good.’ With her gone, he gave in to his dark thoughts.

[@jiapay]

hoping you could also do a series about the Russian Romanov dynasty ☺️

[@clewrites]

I hope she would start with the Rurikids.

[@ekaterina472]

Yes please

[@reginamercado4869]

She already did!

[@swazeyprice9023]

I think she has done a couple videos on them, I dont think she has done one specifically for the whole dynasty but i do know she has a video on Tsar Nicholas II and his family, but most people already know the story of the last Tsar

[@ДианаСевастьянова-л6ч]

The name “the terrible” has technically been mistranslated throughout time. However of course we all know he was not the best when it came to Tzars.

[@rejoanbary2155]

He was gudanoff

[@abu5364]

But the problem is, that he was one of the best. He centralised and, for the most part, finally unified Russia, almost entirely got rid of the noble aristocracy and weakened their position in the state's structure very badly. What's about Oprichnina and mass killings, he was simply a man of his time. Declaration of the Human Rights and Geneva Convention hadn't existed yet, so the value of a human life was close to nothing. Moreover, Peter the Great was also very succesful in terms of killing his own people, and yet he is not that vilified as Ivan for some reason. So no, Ivan was actually a pretty good Tzar.

[@glowdarkstudios]

Ivan the Okay

[@weirdofromhalo]

It's not a mistranslation. Terrible has simply shifted meaning.

[@ДианаСевастьянова-л6ч]

@@weirdofromhalo This word in and around the 16th century would translate to things along the lines of “the strong” or “the impressive.” It was said that he was somewhere within the height of 178 cm which was more than the average height for a person living in that time. He was also considered to be quite intellectual in his later years, having astronomers, scientists and foreign doctors in his court. Potentially contributing factors which came with his subsequent title «Грозный»

[@katherinesavarese6009]

This was very well done. What unimaginable lives and experiences they all had!!!

[@carolhofhine560]

I thought it was funny when they said that they burned his body, stuffed it in a cannon, and shot it back to Poland. Great informative video.

[@AngelCandyHeart]

ya I feel awful for even laughing at that

[@Perririri]

If Putin did that today, NATO would charge in all the way to Siberia like John Wayne and Gangbusters!!!

[@miketime4290]

Ivans life flows so predictably. Grew up harsh so he became harsh. Fell in love with a tender woman so he became tender. She died so his soul died. Bro didn't know how to find that again. Very different from henry VIII who just wanted to get whatever he wanted

[@aceofspades8634]

I’ve been waiting for this video a long time! Excellent quality and great content, as always!

[@erikaleonard2848]

Ivan's death sue to an infected sore on his leg like King Henry was not painful enough. He was a rotten man. However the things listed that occurred during his childhood, in my opinion, I am not a professional but do watch and fallow dozens of mystery cases, it's very clear why he took control at 13 and began taking lives. I feel sorry for anyone who was alive during the 1500's bc it sounds like it was hell on earth with all these insane kings and dictators hurting people

[@kmarine8852]

Did you even watch the video? It was his father, not Ivan who died of the sore. As she said, Ivan had a stroke late in life. Actually Ivan was quite the skilled leader for the time, uniting Russia and calming the chaos of the noble families all vying for the throne

[@ajcrowley5735]

@Assassin's Hunter you can argue for some reports being exaggerated but it a bit hard to wave off killing your son and beating your daughter in law as “feminist triggered”.

[@pussydestroyer69285]

@Assassin's Hunter just because it was common doesn't mean it was right..."feminist triggered". All a woman has to do is a have a different opinion from you for you to pull "feminist" out your ass huh?

[@Fisinocean]

@Mary I of England falsesly accused to death is the name of the game for the 16th century. Its morally wrong for obvious reason but still, nevertheless it was a common practice especially for rulers they need scapegoat afterall

[@taninalevin4139]

So you answered my suggestion. Thank you! I always wanted to learn this!

[@bonboomori]

Poor beloved Anastasia, seemed he truly loved her

[@sandradouglass7020]

Loved this video. The Russian dynasties have always seemed mysterious. This clarified alot of things about Ivan the Terrible.

[@carladungee8787]

I absolutely love Lindsay and the work she does, this is beyond interesting

[@AmberGraves80]

It's always so shocking to me that he and Henry viii were contemporaries.

[@theresajarosch8118]

Your voice is so calming yet captivating 😍

[@hasekihurremsultan9619]

OMG I always wanted to watch a video about his wives. Finally my dream came true

[@clewrites]

Hi Hurrem, what do you think about the series Magnificent Century? It was about you and Suleyman's love.

[@hasekihurremsultan9619]

@@clewrites I’m literally obsessed with the series

[@clewrites]

@@hasekihurremsultan9619 Do you mind the inaccuracies like Mahidevran being a haseki when Suleyman made that position just for you in real life or Mahidevran poisoning Mehmet in the show?

[@songbird2877]

Thank you for this informative video! It's really interesting to learn more on Ivan's youth and how it impacted him and, by extension, history. With regards to Maria Temryukovna, she was Circassian from Kabarda. Her Father was of Circassian nobility.

[@anjiji4734]

imagine just chilling in a convent and then you're told you're gonna be the next czar

[@tyryonolofing3405]

He wasn't in a convent actually. His uncle was a Dumnyi Boyarin from 1606, and Mikhail himself had a ceremonial position at the court of Vasiliy Shyiskiy. Later, when Shyiskiy family was deposed by seven most influential boyars - this government was known as a semiboyarshina, - and they will invite Polish king to be a Tsar. Patriarch refused to crown a Catholic, two huge rebellions fought armies, and two militias besieged Boyars and part of polish armies in Cremlin. They will finally pass, and uncle will send a child to his mother, time a convent, because elections were bloody abd cruel actually. Residence of leader of militia was burnt, Cossacks crushed militia supporting merchants, and prince Trubetskiy seems to be bribing some influencial people. So, Ivan Romanov, uncle of the first Tsar, was a powerful figure in shadow, who used nephew as a person without enemies, a compromise.. And his lack of political weight compensated himself. Later, Michail's father will return to Moscow and became Patriarch with name Filareth.

[@glorymosbyfloyd3878]

Being raised in such horrific circumstances, no wonder he turned out the way he did

[@karahershey]

Childhood trauma

[@jeswicas]

This is a really interesting topic, thank you for making a video on it!

[@michaelhowell2326]

I love learning about English/British and Russian history. The kingdoms between the two don't do much for me. I wonder how the world would look if Elizabeth I and Ivan had married and had children.

[@aprilbrown8790]

This has become one of my favorite videos, I have seen this video more than 5 times! Thanks for going into great detail of Ivan the Terrible life! His life was so tragic, from his and love of his life being poisoned, no wonder he turned into a psycho! And of course let’s not for get the crap that happen to him and his brother as kids. History would have been so different if his mom survived raised him to adulthood and if Anastasia was never killed!

[@MikaelaKMajorHistory]

It always makes me sad that evil people often tend to start off as cute little innocent babies and then suffer so much that turn them into monsters. 😢

[@TheBeanHome]

I wonder if those who conspired to poison the first wife regretted it deeply after seeing they let a mister loose into their world by that act. She was the only one who could keep him under a level so sanity

[@maysheqem7838]

Ivan’s second wife gwashaney was not Kyrgyzstani, she was Circassian. Her father was the prince of kabarda back then, today kabarda is part of kabardino balkaria, in the Russian federal republic.

[@samanthaesra4035]

Excellent. Your best so far.

[@quietreflections18]

Wow! Great video! I really enjoyed learning about 'Ivan the Terrible'. I had heard of him before, of course, but had not known what he had done to deserve the title. Thank-you!

[@jeus741]

Amazing video! I wish there was a show or movie about his life and reign. Would definitely like to watch that.

[@samreinders8374]

Such and interesting video! Just so you know the cathedral you show at around 4:48 is the Alexander Nefsky cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built as a memorial and monument to thank the Russian soldiers who fought in the Russo-turkish war, allowing Bulgaria to become an independent state from the Ottoman empire. Your script just implied that it was a byzantine church located in Istanbul or built during the byzantine era. Thanks for sharing information on Ivan and showing some amazing artwork!

[@sparklejumpropequeen8002]

Thank you sooooo muuuuuch also I’m really glad u chose that song but also choosing a slowed + reverb

[@michaelhowell2326]

I don't know why but the Russian Royal Family simply fascinates me. Ivan and the Romanovs always had some serious and interesting dramas going on.

[@AstarionWifey]

They seem more bloodthirsty than other royal families o.o

[@claireemilycook]

Hey Lindsay! I love all your work, thank you for doing what you do!

[@sirendipityloberiano6845]

6:48 literally the only girl capable of having the saying "I can change him!" 😂

[@Aurielle80s90s]

Just wanted to say that I really love your videos. I found them last year and I love history from around the world. But I learned a whole lot from this. thank you for making them

[@olyablum4418]

Thank you for your work, I enjoyed this video a lot! A little correction: Princess Qochenay or Maria Temryukovna was a Muslim Kabardian (Circassian) princess, not a Kyrgyzstani. She was born in Northern Caucasus in Kabarda (nowadays this territory is a part of Russia - Kabardino-Balkarian republic) and was a daughter of Temryuk Idarov - Kabardian ruler.

[@tcherkess9695]

She meant Circassian but she misspelled the name and made it sound like Kyrgyzstan

[@ambreeniram2268]

A tough competitor for Henry Viii. Both disposed of wives like dresses. But he did love his first wife. History never fails to astonish me.

[@lenaleewalker7704]

Such a tragic figure. I know he was indeed terrible but thinking about all the trauma he indured no wonder...

[@aeye9772]

He wasnt terrible. He was smart. He didn't like that Britain was forcing exclusive trade contract so he bound it to the person who negotiated it and when that died, contract was no longer valid.

[@kerstinbishoff2417]

YEEEESSSS!!!!! I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE 🙌🏼

[@LunaMoonlight100]

It started with Anastasia Romanov, and 300 years later it eneded with Anastasia Romanov. Fate is amazing

[@tariizm1500]

Rome's first ruler was Romulus ironically last ruler of Western Rome's was also Romulus not to mention there was like 1200 years between them

[@updownstate]

Fascinating. This is the history we weren't taught in school. Thank you for your hard work and excellent narration.

[@swastikqjana7128]

Well atleast Ivan had an excuse of his sufferings throughout his childhood that caused him being so pathetic but Henry VIII?boi oh boi my man be out there putting everyone down that would awaken his own insecurities and beheading anyone who had any opinion that differed from his...💀

[@goodbye7236]

The only problem you could say Henry had in childhood was having a bad relationship with his dad

[@manicpixiedreamgoth1263]

@@goodbye7236 He was also incredibly spoiled and basically never told "no." Not necessarily a trauma, but does explain a lot about how he turned out.

[@jennyrose9454]

Both of them were awful. Many people go through bad things and don't kill people. Glad the Impaler had a hard childhood so what?

[@somekindofflower2024]

@@jennyrose9454 she is just comparing both, meaning Henry is worse for the sole fact that he did all that he did despite not having any emotional damage that can be the cause for that. He chose that path. But you're right, many people that had bad experiences don't do bad things and even stive for better life, so it's not justified.

[@jennyrose9454]

@@somekindofflower2024 some people blane Henry having a head injury. More than anything I blame the fact that nobody says " no" to these monarchs ever

[@SweetTea2]

This was wonderfully done and beautifully informative 👏❤ Bravo Lindsay keep up the good work

[@janetseidlitz5976]

A lot of people have terrible childhoods. Most of them do not grow up to be monsters.

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

Yes but they also are able to witness more healthy relationships (i.e. in a school) and can finally quit their abusive environment after tuning 18. Ivan didn't have that. His only choice was to create safety on his own and violence was the only form of dymoplacy he was taught

[@VeracityLH]

Excellent video. I knew the names and dates from working with royal genealogies, but you've really explained it well, given it flavor. Good job!

[@november.rain1993]

Ivan: Psychopath. Henry IIIV: Sociopath.

[@monicaperez2843]

Both were psychopaths.

[@catherineblack2970]

This was GREAT!!! I knew very little about Ivan the Terrible. THANKS!!!!