I’ve just finished reading The Kappillan of Malta by Nicholas Monsarrat. The book is set in World War Two and tells the story of a…
Category: History
I have written about the parish church of St. Lawrence, its collegiate status and its connection to the Order of St. John in…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the involvement of the 1st Cospicua Scouts’ Pipe Band in the Epiphany Procession. Today I am…
It is hard to separate the history and architecture of Birgu from the influence of the Knights of St. John. So in this post,…
In my last post I suggested that Malta, and Birgu in particular, have played a major role in the history of the Mediterranean. In…