Ivan the Terrible killing his son
by Ilya Repin
After the death of his beloved Anastasia, Ivan the Terrible grew increasingly erratic in behavior. The heir apparent to the Tsardom of Russia was his son, birthed by Anastasia, also named Ivan.
The elder Ivan, after having noticed his pregnant daughter-in-law wearing a close fitting outfit, beat her in a rage and subsequently murdered her unborn child. When his son confronted him, a fight ensued during which the father bashed his son's temple in with his sceptre. Ivan, 27, would die from his wounds.
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