5 Monarchs Who Committed Unthinkable Acts of Evil

These monarchs were sadistic maniacs

Jacob Wilkins
6 min readFeb 3

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A portrait of Ivan the Terrible by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1897 (Wikimedia Commons)

Throughout human history, there have been numerous monarchs who have abused their authority and acted without mercy. Their names have become synonymous with bloodshed, terror, and oppression. They didn’t care about their people and were determined to hold onto their power by any means necessary.

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