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In 1581, Ivan beat his son, Ivan in a heated argument causing his sons death

In 1581, Ivan beat his son, Ivan in a heated argument causing his son's death. Depicted in the painting by Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible killing his son by Ilya Repin. Ivan IV the Terrible (1530 - 1584) Tsar of Russia 1533 - 1584

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Icon of St. Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury, with the Holy Grail and the staff that flowered

Icon of St. Joseph of Arimathea at Glastonbury, with the Holy Grail and the staff that flowered, by the hand of a Monk of the Brotherhood of St. Seraphim of Sarov

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Mesmers tub at his consulting room in parish which opened soon after his treatise

Mesmer's tub at his consulting room in parish which opened soon after his treatise Memoire sur la decouverte de magnetism animal in 1779. Tub was a vat of dilute sulphuric acid and patients at therapy sessions sat around it either holding hands, or holding one of the iron bars projecting from it. After print published 1779

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