Ivan the terrible was known to wack down and slice open live birds. He was known to fry people alive and remove their flesh while they were still struggling. He invited several of his advisors on a winter trip to the country. Halfway there, he stripped them of their royal robes and forced them to return to Moscow naked, on foot, in the snow. He threw live small animals (like cats or birds or mice) off of the tops of buildings. He was a terrible, terrible man indeed. -quote my history book
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it's A: Ivan the Terrible
Yes Ivan The Terrible did use mercury. Some say, he would treat his back pain with mercury which would put him in a bipolar state.
No. Torture is never ethical, regardless of the reason.
The Geneva convention prohibits torture of POWs.
The rack and the thumbscrew