Ivan Grozny - Tsar Ivan the Terrible

This clip, from the documentary Ivan the Terrible, is part of the series The Most Evil Men in History.  It provides background regarding the early history of Ivan IV (later called Ivan Grozny, or Ivan the Terrible). 

Note that a statement by the narrator - the Tsar stabbed his oldest son - is incorrect.  The facts are that he struck his heir on the head with his staff.  

Credits

From Ivan the Terrible - part of the series The Most Evil Men in History, aired on the Discovery Channel.  Online, courtesy hbavishi's Channel at YouTube.