Classic movie: Ivan The Terrible (1958) Part II
Thu Sep 07 2023Ivan's wife was poisoned and his main fighter, Kubsky, defected to the Poles. Ivan felt alone as he worked to create a united Russia without foreign occupiers. In need of friendship, he took Kolychev (now Friar Philip) to court and appointed him Metropolitan of Moscow. However, Philip took inspiration from the Boyars and tried to bend Ivan to the will of the Church. Ivan confronted Philip and released his private army, the Custodian, to attack the Boyars. Led by the Tsar's aunt Euphrosyne, the Boyer family plotted to assassinate Ivan and put their son Vladimir on the throne. At a banquet, Ivan mockingly crowned Vladimir and sent him in his royal robes to the cathedral, where the assassins waited.Show more