Still at the crossroads, as the European Union’s southernmost frontier in the Central Mediterranean, Malta

In medieval times, travelling was either limited to the wealthy classes, or done for religious

Coastal resources have been used by mankind globally as means of economic and social development

The year 1979 is an important milestone in Maltese history when Britain’s military connection to

During the Industrial Revolution, the Royal Navy invested in Malta, building an Admiralty Dockyard and

The 19th century was the pinnacle of Maltese shipbuilding, building vessels to import material such

With war in Europe spreading like wildfire, France became embroiled in a war across the

By the summer of 1798, Britain and France were locked in an epic struggle which

Malta in 1798 went into shock. The once overlords of the island principality were overrun

Prior to the arrival of the Order of St John in 1530, many Maltese noblemen

The Holy League of 1571 was not the first to band Christian forces against the

The rambata, a distinctive feature of Mediterranean galleys between the 16th and 18th centuries, represented

An island at a crossroads will eventually become involved in major conflict, and in the

The limited locally available resources of the Maltese Islands, and their huge dependency on Sicily,

When a Moorish army broke the siege of Mdina for winter in September 1429, the

The Mediterranean expanse, which in antiquity was defined as “The Great Sea”, has for centuries