smithsonianmag.com/history/ivan-the-terrible-wanted-to-marry-elizabeth-i-how-did-englands-virgin-queen-reject-the-russian-czar-without-souring-trade-relations-180989656 Ivan the Terrible Wanted to Marry Elizabeth I. How Did England's 'Virgin Queen' Reject the Russian Czar Without Souring Trade Relations?
Ivan the Terrible repeatedly angled for a marriage tie with Elizabeth I, partly to secure England as a refuge and protect the Muscovy Company's trade monopoly. Elizabeth avoided refusing him outright, delaying and deflecting to preserve the commercial relationship.
— via Smithsonian — History
