Chapter 67 - 1307
Amaury’s priorities as regent revolved around repairing Henry’s strained relations with Venice and Genoa. His rule was popular at first, but his suspicious mind soon saw only threat everywhere. Despite his assurances, Henry was exiled to Armenia. Soon, Amaury would earn the dubious immortality conferred upon him by Dante who referred to him in Paradiso as a ‘beast’ for his irrefutable cruelty.
That was the year when the whole of Europe was shocked as the Templars were rounded up and tortured until they confessed that they had engaged in heresy and had been guilty of depravities.
When Amaury sent his men to arrest the Templars and confiscate their possessions, Oiselay made a bold counter-offer. They would not surrender, but they would withdraw to one of their estates an
