Ivan faces down Philip and lets loose his private force, the Oprichniks, on the boyars. Led by the Tsar's aunt, Euphrosyne, the boyers plot to assassinate Ivan and enthrone her son, Vladimir.

In 1547, Ivan IV (1530-1584), archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory. In scenes of his coronation, his wedding to Anastasia, his ...

The face of 'Ivan the Terrible', Russia's cruellest tyrant, has been reconstructed by scientists 440 years after his death. The Russian Tsar, who died in 1584, was just three years old when he ...

Ivan IV died aged 53 during a game of chess and was succeeded by his second son, Feodor Ivanovich. Related articles Huge ‘planet-killer’ asteroid in rapid transit to pass Earth within days ...

Ivan Vasilevich, known as Ivan the Terrible, was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547 and Tsar of All the Russias from 1547 until his death in 1584.

Ivan IV the Terrible, the Grand Prince of Russia renowned as a vicious tyrant, has had his face reconstructed by scientists - 440 years after his death. Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.