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Anglu Story THE FROBERG MUTINY: FIRE, DECEIT, AND FURY AT FORT RICASOLI On the evening of 12 April 1807, a thunderous explosion rocked Fort Ricasoli in Malta,…KevinDecember 16, 2025
Anglu Story THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE GREAT SIEGE The Great Siege of Malta in 1565 was one of the most heroic battles of…KevinDecember 3, 2025
Anglu Story THE MALTESE INSURRECTION AGAINST THE FRENCH (1798–1800) IN COTTONERA On the 9th of June in 1798, residents in the harbour towns of Cottonera and…KevinNovember 17, 2025
Anglu Story SPOILS OF THE SIEGE FOR BIRGU’S & SENGLEA’S SWIMMERS During the night, a strange rumbling echoed across the sea. Hundreds of sweating and straining…KevinNovember 17, 2025
Anglu Story TWO SIEGE-ENGINES BACKFIRE During the Great Siege of 1565, the towns of Senglea and Birgu had been under…KevinNovember 17, 2025
Anglu Story TERROR FROM THE SKIES Imagine. Rubble and destruction all around you. A once peaceful neighbourhood, now completely obliterated.KevinOctober 10, 2025
Anglu Story THE DOCKS OF WAR Being the home to one of the most important fleets in the Mediterranean during volatile…KevinOctober 10, 2025
Salvu StorySTORY THE WIZARD FALZON During the 16th century, the Falsone family of Mdina played an important role in Malta’s…KevinOctober 9, 2025
Salvu StorySTORY WHEN LOVE COULD GET YOU BURNT This tale takes us back to a time when there were very strict rules about…KevinOctober 2, 2025
Salvu StorySTORY THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF FRANCESCA TERESA PARLAR Barely eating and considered either hysterical or holy, Francesca Teresa Parlar lived a modest life…KevinOctober 2, 2025
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Bertu StorySTORY THOMAS MCSWEENEY: AN IRISH MARTYR IN MALTA? Although Thomas McSweeney died in 1837, his grave is carefully tended to this day, adorned…KevinOctober 1, 2025
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Bertu StorySTORY SUPERSTITIONS AND SEAFARING TRADITIONS IN COTTONERA Maltese fishermen from Cottonera have long feared the tromba (also called dagħbien or dragunara in…KevinOctober 1, 2025
Bertu StorySTORY GRIGALATA One of the Grigal's most dramatic showdowns happened in 1851. Major W. Porter wrote about…KevinOctober 1, 2025
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Anglu StoryFilomena StorySTORY THE GUNPOWDER TRAGEDIES Gunpowder is a dangerous material made from a mix of potassium nitrate (saltpeter), sulphur, and…KevinApril 3, 2025
Salvu StorySTORY SANTA SCOLASTIKA MONASTERY: DEVOTIONS AND DEVILS Nestled in the historic town of Vittoriosa, Santa Scolastica Monastery has an exciting past. It…KevinApril 2, 2025
Salvu StorySTORY BISHOP GARGALLO The Holy See established the Maltese Inquisition in 1542, just 12 years after the Knights…KevinApril 2, 2025
Bertu Story THE GREY LADY OF CASTRUM MARIS What roams deep within the mighty walls of Fort St Angelo - or Castrum Maris,…KevinMay 9, 2024
Bertu Story CASINO HEIST On the evening of February 4, 2010, the Vittoriosa seafront bore witness to an astonishing…KevinMay 9, 2024
Bertu Story MY FRIEND OSCAR Whether it's day or night, rain or shine, there's nowhere I'd venture and nothing I'd…KevinMay 9, 2024
Salvu Story IMPRIMATUR! The practice of printing was first introduced to the Western world in the 1400s by…KevinMay 9, 2024
Salvu Story ICE-CREAM FOR GRAND MASTER While the Inquisitor attended to his duties in the upper floors of his grand palace,…KevinMay 9, 2024
Salvu Story THE DEVIL’S BRIDE On the 6th of September 1608, Betta Caloiro, a convicted heretic, passed away in her…KevinJanuary 16, 2024
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