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===October &ndash; December===
* [[October 13]] &ndash; King [[Philip IV of France]] orders the arrest of all members of the [[Knights Templar]] in [[France in the Middle Ages|France]]. The Templars, together with their Grand Master [[Jacques de Molay]], are imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured into confessing [[Heresy in Christianity|heresy]]. In [[Paris]], the king's inquisitors torture some 140 Templars, most of whom eventually make confessions. Many are subjected to "fire torture": their legs are fastened in an iron frame and the soles of their feet are greased with fat or butter. Unable to withstand these tortures, many Templars eventually confess.<ref>Howarth, Stephen (1982). ''The Knights Templar'', pp. 260–261. New York: Barnes & Noble. {{ISBN|978-0-880-29663-2}}.</ref><ref>Barber, Malcolm (2012). ''The Trial of the Templars'', p. 1. Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-0-521-45727-9}}.</ref>
* [[November 17]] &ndash; The Mongol General [[Bilarghu]] hosts the [[Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia|Armenian]] Kings [[Hethum II of Armenia|Hethum II]] and [[Leo III of Armenia|Leo III]] at a banquet at his in castle at [[Anazarbus]] (now in ruins near the Turkish village of [[Dilekkaya, Kozan|Dilekkaya]]). After the guests complete the banquet, Bilarghu massacres all of the Armenian royalty and nobles.<ref>[http://visualiseur.bnf.fr/CadresFenetre?O=NUMM-51557&M=pagination ''Recueil des Historiens des Croisades: Documents Armeniens''], (Imprimerie Imperiale, 1869) p. 549</ref>
* [[November 18]] &ndash; [[William Tell]], Swiss mountain climber and marksman, shoots (according to legend) an apple off his son's head with a [[crossbow]] at [[Altdorf, Switzerland|Altdorf]], [[Old Swiss Confederacy|Switzerland]].
* [[November 22]] &ndash; Following the example of France's King Philip the Fair, [[Pope Clement V]] issues a [[papal decree]] directing all monarchs of the Christian faith to arrest the Knights Templar and to confiscate their lands as property of the Church.<ref>Malcolm Barber, ''The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple'' (Cambridge University Press, 1998), p. 303</ref>
* [[December 10]] &ndash; [[Theodoric IV, Landgrave of Lusatia|Theodoric IV]], the ruler of the semi-independent states of [[March of Lusatia|Lusatia]], [[Osterland]] and [[Duchy of Thuringia|Thuringia]], is murdered at [[Leipzig]] by Philip of Nassau. Theodoric is succeeded by [[Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen|Frederick the Brave]] as ruler of Thuringia and by [[Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal|Otto IV of Brandenburg]] as ruler of Lusatia. The areas are now part of eastern Germany.
* [[December 25]] &ndash; On Christmas Day, the 3-day [[Battle of Slioch]] begins in [[Scotland]], with King [[Robert the Bruce]] and his men turning back the forces of John Comyn.<ref>"Slioch, battle of", by Bruce Webster, in ''The Oxford Companion to British History'' (Oxford University Press, 2015) p.841</ref>