They wrret the ones to turn back the Mongols right? I've never really understood who they were or why they were so effective.

Also, how damaging was the intelligence he sold?

Was it overblown in the media, or did it really give the Israelis a lot of strategic advantage?

Other than Jesus, prominent religious figures that I can think of are royalty, generals, or politicians of some kind. Were there other people who were never into governing that became the center of a fairly widespread religion?

The Brezhnev Doctrine stated that Russia had the right to intervene in any socialist country as they saw fit. From what I gather in my textbook, it was after the invasion of Czechoslovakia.

Any information regarding astrology as part of their religion or use in general would be great. My friend wanted to know. Thanks!

Why does Russia own that spot of land above Poland? Whats the history behind it?

What are my paths toward becoming one. How long before I'm thrown into a dogfight?

Will it be easier or harder to become one if I'm already in the army as either a private or an officer?

I would assume that schizophrenia and psychosis were present but depression and anxiety seem to be due to society.

How sci-fi was the idea of flight before the Wright brothers?

This is perhaps the one question in my readings of the reign of Queen Isabella that I've been unable to reconcile. True, Spain had a history of pogroms and violence towards Jews, but it seems to me that by the 1480s and 1490s, most of that had been water under the bridge. It is my understanding that the main problem the monarchs had in terms of religious differences weren't the Jews themselves, but rather the conversos that were of Jewish blood (this group, after all, was the primary subject of the Spanish Inquisition). By the 1490s, Jews also rose to be prominent members of society, gave financial aid to the Granada War and Colombus' Voyage, and some even became close friends with the queen.

So why, if Jews had a relatively ok position in Spain, particularly compared to the rest of Europe, did the Catholic monarchs kick out the Jews?

The best answer I've been able to find is from Kristen Downey's Isabella: Warrior Queen, a book where the writer also struggles in reconciling the relative tolerance Isabella had towards the Jews and the expulsion. She says that the expulsion came about as a clause in the Treaty of Granada, but even she admits that this answer isn't exactly great. After all, why not allow the Jews to come back in after the Catholic Monarchs reneged on the treaty and abolished many of the more tolerant aspects of the treaty towards Muslims?

Moreover, it just seems to me like a silly idea. Aside from the obvious financial detriment (which the Monarchs could have no idea would be recompensed by Colombus' voyage), I feel like it would have militarily been a bad move, since many allies of the state, who had state secrets, now fled to Spanish enemies like Portugal and the Ottoman Empire (Isabella harbored fears of an invasion from the Turks her whole life).

I'm writing an epic novel series on the reign of Queen Isabella, and the expulsion of the Jews is definitely a subject that needs to be addressed. So, why did she do it?

Like, how long would they have to work every day? What would they have eaten at the workplace? Would they have been hired from nearby locations, or were they migrant workers? How much would they have been paid? Would they be able to see family members? Et cetera.