Satanic labels

Zara’s had to withdraw this stuff (via Nihil Obstat) to avoid a new cartoon affair. I hope no one will mind my telling you that it used to be possible to sleep in Cologne cathedral.

Girl-band news

Spain is to be represented in Eurovision by Las Ketchup, three daughters of Cordoban flamenco singer El Tomate. Their number is called Blody Mary–at least by El Diario MontanĂ©s; Spanish TV describes it as “a perfect cocktail which combines [a] smooth and elegant melody” with “the happiness and colour of the group”.

Deportation of English Moors

If QEI didn’t like Catholics, then in harsher economic times she wasn’t too keen either on black people, many of whom also came from Spain, with, for example, Catherine of Aragon. Here‘s her deportation order. It’s not clear where they ended up. The site is interesting and includes the usual conjectures about the origins of…

Royal English College, Valladolid

Here‘s what QEI had proclaimed: The King of Spaine, for furthering of other intentions against Englande, has dealt with Cardinal Allen and Father Persons to gather together with great labour uppon his charges a multitude of dissolute youthes to begin this seminary of Valladolid and others in Spaine. The Royal Scots College in Salamanca is…