Ivan the Terrible: Tsar of Death

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Ivan the Terrible: Tsar of Death (A Wicked History)
Author: Price, Sean
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Time Period: Renaissance
Time Frame: 1530-1584
Geographic Area: Asia
Country: Russia
Topics: Russian History
Genre: Non Fiction, Biography
Reading Age: Upper Middle Grade, Young Adult
Format: Chapter Book
Published: 2008


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As Russia's first tsar, Ivan the Terrible forced thousands from their homes. He tortured spies and executed enemies. In his final descent into madness, he even killed his own son. Before Ivan died, he obsessively wrote down every single on of his victims. The list was thousands of names long. Explore the life of Ivan the Terrible, including his childhood, his rise to power in Russia, his bloody reign, and death.

The wicked ways of some of the most ruthless rulers to walk the earth are revealed in these thrilling biographies (A Wicked History) about men and women so monstrous, they make Frankenstein look like a sweetheart.

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