Articles in English… ROMAN MALTA 24 Nov 20254 Dec 2025 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 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 20248 Nov 2025 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 20248 Nov 2025 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 20248 Nov 2025 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 20248 Nov 2025 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… Hemp / Cannabis – its historical and present use 19 Oct 20234 Feb 2024 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Articles in English… St. John’s Co-Cathedral 11 Aug 20238 Nov 2025 St John’s From a conventual church to a Co-Cathedral A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * …
Articles in English… MALTA FEVER – BRUCELLOSIS 11 May 20238 Nov 2025 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… PALAZZO FALSON – A Jewel of Mdina 1 Dec 202226 Mar 2023 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…
maltese history… iċ-ĊITTADELLA – l-istorja tagħha 3 Nov 20229 Nov 2022 IĊ-ĊITTADELLA STORJA TA’ BELT-FORTIZZA Dik li llum ngħidulha ċ-Ċittadella fl-antik kienet magħrufa b’diversi ismijiet oħra, fosthom, il-Belt, l-Imdina, jew sempliċiment, is-Sur. Imbagħad m’mod x’aktarx uffiċjali kienet tissejjaħ wkoll, il Gran Castello. Illum…
Articles in English… MALTA in the 19th CENTURY 22 Sep 202226 Mar 2023 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…
Articles in English… Valletta’s Porta Reale 4 Aug 202226 Mar 2023 VALLETTA'S PUTIRJAL On Thursday, March 28, 1565, at 11.18 a.m., Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, while surrounded by his entourage and in the presence of the bishop of Malta, laid…
Feasts… RELIKWI u KORPI SANTI 21 Jul 202227 Jun 2023 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Articles in English… How Coffee Gained Popularity in Malta 6 Jul 202226 Mar 2023 The History of Coffee in Malta The coffee plant knows its origins in Ethiopia. During the fifteenth century, the plant began to be cultivated in Yemen and Saudi Arabia where coffee was roasted…
kultura… Il-Knisja f’Malta matul is-sekli 26 May 202227 Jun 2023 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
Articles in English… EARTHQUAKES and TSUNAMIS 19 May 202226 Mar 2023 Earthquakes and Tsunamis in and around Malta It is not uncommon for earth tremors to be felt in the Maltese islands. Many pass unnoticed and are only registered by the University’s seismic measuring…
Articles in English… MALTA AS SEEN BY FOREIGNERS 28 Apr 202226 Mar 2023 MALTA as seen by foreigners Malta, located as it is in the centre of the Mediterranean served many a time as a haven that provided a momentary respite for voyagers…
birgu… L-inkwiżizzjoni f’Malta 17 Mar 202227 Jun 2023 A * B * Ċ * C * D * E * F * Ġ * G * GĦ * H * Ħ * …
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