How the Maltese Watched the Knights Surrender to Napoleon In June 1798, the Mediterranean stage was set for a dramatic power shift that would end 268 years of Hospitaller rule on the Maltese archipelago. The relationship between the Maltese people…
The Decadence of the Knights and the Betrayal of 1798 The Day the Shields Shattered On the morning of June 11, 1798, the historic streets of Valletta did not echo with the proud battle cries of the Sovereign…
Maltese Society in the Age of Upheaval (1798-1813) It is a peculiar quirk of history that the Maltese Islands, so often described as a “fortress” or a “prize,” are rarely examined from the inside. Between the departure of the Knights…
