Ivan the Terrible: first Tsar of Russia
Inhalt: The historical background -- The reign of Vasily III -- Ivan's birth, childhood, adolescence, coronation and marriage -- The era of Aleksei Adashev -- The 'government of compromise' -- The conquest of Kazan' -- The dynastic crisis of 1553: domestic and military policy, an...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New Haven London
Yale University Press
2006
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| In: | Year: 2006 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Madariaga, Isabel de, Ivan the Terrible: First Tsar of Russia] (2007) (Hudson, Hugh D.)
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| Edition: | 1st ed., first printed in paperback |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Iwan, IV., Russland, Zar 1530-1584
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Russia
Politics and government 1533-1613
B Russia History Ivan IV, 1533-1584 B Biography B Russia Kings and rulers Biography B Ivan IV Czar of Russia (1530-1584) B Ivan IV (1530-1584) B Russia Biography Kings and rulers |
| Summary: | Inhalt: The historical background -- The reign of Vasily III -- Ivan's birth, childhood, adolescence, coronation and marriage -- The era of Aleksei Adashev -- The 'government of compromise' -- The conquest of Kazan' -- The dynastic crisis of 1553: domestic and military policy, and the arrival of the English -- The war in Livonia and the end of the 'chosen council' -- The death of Anastasia, and Ivan's second marriage -- Tsar Ivan and Prince Andrei Kurbsky -- The setting up of the Oprichnina -- War in Livonia and the Zemskii Sobor of 1566 -- The Boyar plot: 1) the letters to King Sigismund -- The Boyar plot: 2) the executions of Ivan Fedorov, Metropolitan Filipp and Vladimir of Staritsa -- Armageddon -- Foreign policy and the tatar invasions -- The end of the Oprichnina, and the succession to the Polish-Lithuanian crown -- Grand Prince Simeon Bekbulatovich -- Peace negotiations -- The truce of Iam Zapol'sky -- The death of Ivan -- Ivan's legacy to Russia |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite [452]-468 Mit Glossar und Register Frühere Ausgabe (Festeinband, ISBN 0-300-09757-3): 2005 |
| Physical Description: | xxi, 484 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Tafeln, 19 Illustrationen, 3 Karten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-11973-2 0-300-11973-9 |
