Fearing for his safety when Michael began favoring a new courtier, Basil slipped out of a banquet, bent back the bolts on the imperial bedroom door so it could not be locked, then entered with followers after Michael slept, hacked off the emperor's hands, and had him finished off. He then crossed the Golden Horn to secure the palace, and the murder was greeted with remarkably little public outrage.
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Episode 12 (27 mentions)
Fearing for his safety when Michael began favoring a new courtier, Basil slipped out of a banquet, bent back the bolts on the imperial bedroom door so it could not be locked, then entered with followers after Michael slept, hacked off the emperor's hands, and had him finished off. He then crossed the Golden Horn to secure the palace, and the murder was greeted with remarkably little public outrage.
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