As a follow up to Judge Giovanni Bonello’s letter (The Sunday Times of Malta, April 28), may I confirm that our famous Grand Master invariably signed his name ‘Jehan de Valette’. And so presumably did ...

In 2012, a square was inaugurated in Valletta, named Pjazza Jean de Valette, featuring a statue of the 49th, and probably most well-known, Grand Master of the Order of the Knights of St. John. It was ...

Known in Malta as ‘Victory Day’, 8 September is a day that commemorates two major military victories that were key moments in Malta’s long and conflict-ridden history. Despite being 500 years apart, ...

It was a matter of life or death on Malta from March 1565, when word arrived that ageing sultan Suleyman the Magnificent intended a final assault on the Knights of St John. Enmity between Suleyman and ...

As Malta welcomes back Jean Parisot de Valette's dagger after more than 200 years, Sarah Carabott looks at the historical and cultural background of the artefact. The Grand Master's dagger has ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Today in History. Followed categories will be added to My News. Enmity between Suleyman and the remnant brigade of medieval Christian crusaders had festered since ...