Many Maltese are under the false impression that, on September 8, 1565, a large relief force from Sicily arrived in Malta and the besieging Turks immediately fl
The world-famous François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known as Voltaire, wrote that “nothing is better known than the Siege of Malta”. It is a
Valletta, rightly known as the “city built by gentlemen for gentlemen”, has a special affinity with the month of March. It was during this month tha