After a fortune teller warned Andronicus that his cousin Isaac Angelos would succeed him, the emperor ordered Isaac's arrest and execution. Isaac killed one of the pursuing officers, fled to the Hagia Sophia, and rallied the surviving nobility and populace. Crowned by torchlight, Isaac's supporters then stormed the palace; Andronicus fled by boat but was captured, mutilated, and delivered to the mob, who tortured and killed him.
Also known as: Andronicus I
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Episode 15 (18 mentions)
After a fortune teller warned Andronicus that his cousin Isaac Angelos would succeed him, the emperor ordered Isaac's arrest and execution. Isaac killed one of the pursuing officers, fled to the Hagia Sophia, and rallied the surviving nobility and populace. Crowned by torchlight, Isaac's supporters then stormed the palace; Andronicus fled by boat but was captured, mutilated, and delivered to the mob, who tortured and killed him.
“The people cheered him to the echo, but with the reign of Andronicus, everything started to go wrong.”
“A fortune teller had told Andronicus that his cousin, Isaac Angelus, would be his successor,”
“and yet, in spite of his flaws, Andronicus at least had some redeeming virtues.”
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