. A thousand years of Russian history. ^ accident should be confirmed was a fore-gone conclusion, as the members of the commission were inhis pay. Ostensibly to punish the culpable negligence of theTsarevitchs entourage, but in reahty to get rid of anyonewho could reveal the truth, Boris had almost all the in-habitants of Uglitch massacred or sent into exile. Seven years after the murder of the Tsarevitch the TsarFeodor died, and \vith him the line of Rurik became The Tsabdom of Muscovy. THE MUSCOVITE EMPIRE 55 III. PERIOD (1462-1689) MUSCOVY ^ . /Tvan III. Vassilievitch (the Great)
. A thousand years of Russian history. ^ accident should be confirmed was a fore-gone conclusion, as the members of the commission were inhis pay. Ostensibly to punish the culpable negligence of theTsarevitchs entourage, but in reahty to get rid of anyonewho could reveal the truth, Boris had almost all the in-habitants of Uglitch massacred or sent into exile. Seven years after the murder of the Tsarevitch the TsarFeodor died, and \vith him the line of Rurik became The Tsabdom of Muscovy. THE MUSCOVITE EMPIRE 55 III. PERIOD (1462-1689) MUSCOVY ^ . /Tvan III. Vassilievitch (the Great) (1462-1505) marries niece of last° m Greek Emperor. Moscow the capital. First Hospodar of o i Russia. S Vassili III. Ivanovitch (1505-1533).(^ [ivan IV. Vassilievitch (the Terrible) (1533-1584).Feodor Ivanovitch (1584-1598). CM CHAPTER V THE PERIOD OF TROUBLE: USURPERS AND PRETENDERS (1598-1612) The Tsar Feodor died without having made a will. He leftthe future of his realm to the will of God. His widowwas at once proclaimed Tsaritsa and allegiance was swornto her, in spite of her honestly meant refusal to succeed herhusband on the throne. Ultimately,she gave in, but oncondition t,ha,t her brother, Bfiris Godounoy, should continueto rule on her behalf as he had ^one on behalf of her late Husband. She then entered a convent. Meanwhile, Borishaving ~ also retired to the same place, the governmentwas carried on by the Council of Boyars in the name ofthis nun. Th
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