I refer to the letter that appeared in your correspondence columns recently under the title 'Malta as Atlantis'. Your correspondent made reference to our production 'The Great Siege of Malta 1565'. He ...

Clashing civilizations, rival great powers, cutting-edge technology: we have been here before, as Marcus Bull, a professor at the University of North Carolina, shows in The Great Siege of Malta, his ...

The only fort that failed to hold its ground against the Turkish besiegers in the Great Siege of 1565 was Fort St Elmo. Although the fort held out stubbornly for nearly a month before it was overrun, ...

Grand Master Jehan de Vallete is one of the iconic figures of Maltese history. He achieved legendary status when, as a septua­­genarian, he successfully led the defence of the island against the ...