Thanks for this. I’m descended from the locals that fought in the Great Siege and I spent some time in Malta last year studying up on the history of the island including the Siege. Yes the Knights definitely dined out on it for years and we continue to enjoy their legacy in terms of their patrimony of the island. I’ll have to have a read!
Beautiful place isn’t it? The Knights really put it on the map. I found that microcosm of the houses of Europe all concentrated to one tiny island fascinating! Will read!
Oh wow! I love Malta. I’ve been a couple of times. This is a fascinating contextual study. I hope you enjoy it! If you want a more blow by blow account of the siege itself Ernie Bradford’s might be worth looking at. And Stephen Spiteri is meant to be very good too. Let me know how you get on!
Thanks for this. I’m descended from the locals that fought in the Great Siege and I spent some time in Malta last year studying up on the history of the island including the Siege. Yes the Knights definitely dined out on it for years and we continue to enjoy their legacy in terms of their patrimony of the island. I’ll have to have a read!
Ooh thank you!
Btw this was my blog post on my home town. https://open.substack.com/pub/ritafennell/p/senglea-you-old-beauty?r=2n5q3p&utm_medium=ios
Beautiful place isn’t it? The Knights really put it on the map. I found that microcosm of the houses of Europe all concentrated to one tiny island fascinating! Will read!
Oh wow! I love Malta. I’ve been a couple of times. This is a fascinating contextual study. I hope you enjoy it! If you want a more blow by blow account of the siege itself Ernie Bradford’s might be worth looking at. And Stephen Spiteri is meant to be very good too. Let me know how you get on!