Ivan the Terrible Killed His Son?

Henry VIII has a reputation for being a terrible husband and father, but Ivan the Terrible might just give him a run for his money.

In the first installment of our Ivan the Terrible rabbit hole, Katy takes us back to 16th-century Russia to meet Ivan IV, his beloved first wife Anastasia Romanovna, and the family tragedy that helped send him down a very dark path.

We're talking Russian bride shows, suspicious deaths, increasingly unhinged behavior, and the horrifying story of how Ivan ended up killing his own son and heir.

And y'all, we're only getting started with this guy.

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Meet Ivan the Terrible

• 04:30 – Russian bride shows and Anastasia Romanovna

• 11:00 – Anastasia's death and Ivan's downward spiral

• 15:00 – Ivan Jr. and his disastrous marriages

• 20:00 – The death of Ivan's son

Cheers, bitches!