eccentric kings
king henry the 8th was a father of elizabeth the 1st. he wanted to divorce his first wife so much
that he started a new religion. he had 6 wives. by his decision, two of his wives had
a head cut off. and during the execution of his wife- anne boleyn, he went to play tennis.
ivan the terrible was a king of russia in the 16th century. he hired architects to build a church
in moscow. he thought that the church was amazing. he loved the church very much. he was also afraid that these architects could build another amazing building in a different city.
so he ordered to make the architects blind. it is a terrible example of a 'thank you' gesture.
a king of england who can't speak english? yes, there was one in the past. it was king george the first. he was born in Germany and spoke German, French, Italian, Dutch and Latin.
but he couldn't speak english. so all the important decisions were made by hisministers.
Murad 4 ghazi was king of turkey from 17 century. he really didn't like cigarettes.
he ordered to execute everyone who was reported smoking cigarettes.
