You thought Henry the 8th was the worst. Welcome to his contemporary, Ivan The Terrible. Terrible might be too kind of a word. With eight wives and hundreds of thousands dead in his wake, Ivan was a master of cruelty and just might be the King of Trash for the 16th Century. Listen ad-free at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/trashyroyalspodcast⁠⁠⁠. To advertise on this podcast, reach out to ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices