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The "Widowed Kingdom" |
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| Authors: | Mikhail Krom |
| Institution: | European University at St. Petersburg |
| Abstract: | During the minority of Ivan IV, his mother, Elena Vasil'evna Glinskaia, and the boyars legitimized their rule through various means: declarations of co-rulership; references to the will of the previous grand prince, Ivan's father, Vasilii III; selected appearances by the child sovereign; and requests for Ivan's approval of plans developed without his input. |
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