Chapter 11

Ivan IV. His Childhood _Coup d'État_ Unmasking of Adashef and Silvester A Gentle Youth Developing into a Monster Solicitude for the Souls of his Victims Destruction of Novgorod England Enters Russia by a Side Door Friendship with Elizabeth Acquisition of Siberia The _Sobor_ or States-General Summoned Ivan Slays his Son and Heir His Death