Ivan the Terrible was one of the most deranged rulers the world has ever seen—yet few people know this mad tyrant's dark history.
She Tamed The TyrantAnastasia Romanovna was the tsaritsa of all Russia and first wife of Ivan the Terrible. But, while her husband would go down in history for his tyranny, Romanovna would be remembered for...
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