Articles in English… THE ARABS IN MALTA (870 – 1249) 26 Jan 202617 May 2026 INTRODUCTION Until a few generations ago, Malta’s Arab period was known only through a couple of dates: the Arab invasion of 870 and the Norman conquest of 1091. In between…
Articles in English… ROMAN MALTA 24 Nov 202518 May 2026 ROMAN MALTA (218 B.C. - A.D. 535) A multicultural archipelago Introduction According to the Roman historian Livius (Titus Livius 59 B.C. - A.D. 17), Malta was conquered from the Carthaginians by…
Articles in English… THE FRENCH BLOCKADE – a Timeline 15 Apr 202518 May 2026 The French in Malta June 10, 1798 - September 5, 1800 On June 8 1798, the Maltese islands were surrounded by the French fleet that carried some 40,000 troops. On…
Articles in English… COUNT ROGER OF HAUTEVILLE 5 Mar 202518 May 2026 COUNT ROGER in Southern Italy, Sicily & Malta Early life Roger of Hauteville was born in Normandy in 1031, the youngest son of Tancred de Hauteville and his wife Fressenda. Little is…
Articles in English… ABOUT THE MALTESE 19 Dec 202418 May 2026 ABOUT THE MALTESE An insider’s (not so humerous) view about the way Maltese people behave Some time ago, while waiting for my departure at Heathrow airport to Malta, I overheard two presumably…
Articles in English… The GRAND HARBOUR BREAKWATER 3 Dec 20246 Dec 2024 A BREAKWATER FOR ALL SEASONS The Gregale was par for the course for the Royal Navy, perhaps the only blight on their Grand Harbour inheritance. The wind had been known since antiquity:…
Articles in English… THE GREAT WAR & MALTA 6 Aug 202418 May 2026 MALTA DURING THE GREAT WAR (1914 - 1918) All popular history books attribute the casus belli of the Great War to the assassination of Prinz Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and…
Articles in English… the SETTE GIUGNO affair 5 Jun 202418 May 2026 The Sette Giugno Affair Introduction The riots that took place in Valletta and in elsewhere in Malta, on June 7 and June 8, 1919, did not occur in isolation. The…
Articles in English… MALTA’s BRITISH PERIOD – a timeline 1800 – 1979 23 Mar 202418 May 2026 THE BRITISH PERIOD 1800 - 1979 A chronological account of political and social occurences 1799 - 1801 - Captain Alexander Ball, Civil Commissioner appointed head of government1800 September, 5 -…
Articles in English… Malta and the Italian Risorgimento 19 Mar 202418 May 2026 The Exiles of the Risorgimento in Malta Introduction Following Napoleon’s exile to Elba, representatives of many European states met in what became known as the Congress of Vienna (1814-15). The discussions were aimed…
Articles in English… CARD GAMES IN MALTA (1530 up to present) 22 Feb 202418 May 2026 CARD GAMES PLAYED IN MALTA From the 16th up to the 21st century Introducing playing cards in Malta There are several unconfirmed anecdotes as to how card games were introduced into Europe. Some…
Articles in English… Hemp / Cannabis – its historical and present use 19 Oct 202318 May 2026 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Articles in English… The PHOENICIANS and MALTA 25 Aug 202318 May 2026 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Articles in English… St. John’s Co-Cathedral 11 Aug 202318 May 2026 St John’s From a conventual church to a Co-Cathedral A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * …
Articles in English… THE MALTESE MAXRABIJA 8 Jun 20231 Jun 2026 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Articles in English… MALTA FEVER – BRUCELLOSIS 11 May 20231 Jun 2026 MALTA FEVER (Brucellosis) Adieu thou damned’st quarantine That gave me the fever and the spleen Return to scribbling or a book, Or take my physic while I’m able (Two spoonfuls…
Articles in English… Malta’s Megalithic Temples – part 2 15 Mar 20238 Nov 2025 Symbolism in the Maltese Megalithic Temples Introduction There are on the Maltese islands some 26 megalithic sites, that are considered to having been built as places of worship, all dating…
Articles in English… Malta’s Megalithic Temples 18 Jan 20231 Jun 2026 MALTA’s MEGALITHIC TEMPLES - part 1 Why were they built? Introduction There are on the Maltese islands some 26 megalithic sites, that are known as having been used as places…
Articles in English… PALAZZO FALSON – A Jewel of Mdina 1 Dec 20221 Jun 2026 PALAZZO FALSON (a.k.a.) THE NORMAN HOUSE Cover photo: Courtesy of Malta Tourism Authority (Peter Vaniscek) Amongst the many residential buildings of old in Mdina, none stands out more conspicuous in…
Articles in English… MALTA in the 19th CENTURY 22 Sep 20221 Jun 2026 BRITISH MALTA During the 19th century The early years The British hoisted the Union Jack for the first time in Malta at Bieb il-Bombi, Floriana, once the French were forced into…
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