Per tutto il Medioevo, le fortune delle isole Maltesi erano legate a quelle dei reali e dei nobili Europei. Nel 1282 una rivolta, conosciuta come quella dei Vespri Siciliani, in cui i ribelli Siciliani uccisero 3000 Francesi, uomini e donne e Re Carlo della dinastia Angioina perse il controllo dell’isola. Pietro III di Aragona fu […]
At about 1.30pm on January 11, 1693, Malta and Gozo experienced the worst earthquake in their history. The tremor lasted some four minutes and was felt all over both islands.
The July 1283 naval Battle of Malta at the the Grand Harbour marked the beginning of Aragonese rule, one of the most turbulent periods in Malta’s history. Although Angevin rule was short, it was during this time that Malta really started to become part of Europe …
As early as the 16th century, France founded its first naval school in Malta gleaning all it could from the wealth of experience the chivalric Order of the Knights of St John had established here after Rhodes.
Le 9 Juin 1798, une flotte française naviguant vers l’Egypte avec 30 000 hommes, sous Napoléon, est arrivée massivement à la ville fortifiée de la Valette, gouvernée par les chevaliers de Saint John. Un chevalier français de Malte relate cet évènement en ces termes : « Le peuple Maltais a vu de leur poste d’observation, une […]
Se i periodi bui a Malta furono veramente bui, i Cavalieri di San Giovanni illuminarono Malta con tutta la furia e la gloria del più sanguinario assedio che l’Europa avesse mai visto. Espulso da Rodi dai Turchi Ottomani nel 1523, all’Ordine degli Ospedalieri di San Giovanni è stata data una nuova base dall’Imperatore Carlo V.Di […]
If the Dark Ages in Malta were really dark, the Knights of St John lit Malta with all the fury and glory of the bloodiest siege that Europe had yet seen.
On the 9 June 1798, a French fleet sailing to Egypt with 30,000 men under Napoleon Bonaparte arrived off heavily fortified Valletta, and virtually the only resistance they met with was from Maltese militias while the Knights of St John surrendered within three days.
Il 9 giugno 1798, una flotta Francese in partenza per l’Egitto con 30.000 uomini sotto Napoleone Bonaparte arrivò nella città fortificata di Valletta, governata da i Cavalieri di San Giovanni. Solamente i maltesi hanno resisto e tra tre giorni i Cavalieri hanno arreso.
In the first months after the insurrection against the French, Maltese leaders realised that they needed a great power to help them expel the French and protect the islands.
Nei primi mesi dopo l’isurrezione contro i Francesi, i leaders Maltesi realizzarono che avevano bisogno di un grande potere che li potesse aiutare a cacciare i Francesi e proteggere le isole.
Mdina, Malta’s old capital, has been besieged many times in the past but it was only defeated twice – the latest being in 1798, by the Maltese!
The Maltese are proud of British heritage, but few seem to know where the British flag was first flown over the islands. Maltese history is a rich tapestry of events, influences and war.
Priests, especially in the Christian tradition, are rarely militant or warmongering. So why did Roman Catholic priests revolt in Malta in the late eighteenth century?
This series of articles commemorating the 70th anniversary of Malta’s role World War II : Some historical facts
In 2012 Malta is celebrating the 70th anniversary of the award of the George Cross on April 15, 1942, and the arrival of the convoy codenamed Operation Pedestal, commonly known as the Santa Marija Convoy, on August 15 of that year
This series of articles commemorating the 70th anniversary of Malta’s role World War II recalls the situation after the end of the blitz on HMS Illustrious in January 1941 and the heavy Luftwaffe attacks on the island which continued until May of that year.
In September and October 1941, Malta, which had by then become a prime target for Italian and German bombers, continued to be reinforced by air and sea: fighter aircraft for the defence of the island and also another convoy to strengthen the garrison.
April 1942 was called l-April tat-Tnejn u Erbgħin by the Maltese because the death and destruction which occurred during this month remained in their mind for many years.
When Malta started to be affected by the Second World War, the Marfa-Gozo ferry service was gradually reduced from six crossings a week in 1940 to four, and eventually to two in 1941.
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