Knights of St. John and the Great Siege of Malta 1565

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Heroes and Legends Documentary Channel

3 жыл бұрын

The siege of Malta, defended by the knights of St John, otherwise known as the knights Hospitaller, or Knights of Malta, is one of the great military actions in history. They were a religious military order established prior to the crusades, in order to assist pilgrims on their journey to Christian holy sites across the levant. As the crusades began in earnest, they soon transformed into a military order, rivalling the knights Templar in their prowess and influence.
As the crusader kingdoms slowly began to collapse, the Knights retreated to other strongholds, such as Cyprus and Rhodes, till they eventually also fell to the Muslims.
Finally, entrenched in their last remaining stronghold of Malta, they made their final stand. This battle was to be either "the Alamo" for them, or for the Muslims- "Stalingrad".
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Erratum:
Malta was gifted to the Knights by Charles V, not Phillip II
Following the death of Mehmet II, there were 2 (possibly 3) sultans- Bayezid II and Selim I
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@profxtreme9275 5 ай бұрын

The Templars get all the press, but the Knights of St. John are, in my opinion, the much more impressive of the two. Which isn't meant as an insult to the Templars, merely that the Hospitallers were simply that impressive. Reading about the Knights of St. John inspired me to visit Malta this year, and I am so happy I did. One is left in awe of what they did there in 1565 and what they built in its aftermath.

@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep 9 ай бұрын

Very proud to be part of the resistance with my ancestors resiliency and awesome knowledge of warfare. The Knights of St John and the Maltese Cross is on our St John Ambulance fleet and always inspires one to think about that history even up until my Grandad fighting Ww1 and Ww2. The largest canon that fires a 1 tonne shell is in Malta but never fired in anger.

@justadildeau 2 жыл бұрын

My ancestors provided safe passage from Rhodes to Malta, and went on to fight in the battle of Djerba and the great siege of Malta in 1565. I am immensely proud of my family history during this period.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

I can smell a potential video! If you care to share their story! Thanks so much for contributing!

@davidwhite4874 Жыл бұрын

Dildeau, a proud name of those times, along with Cochwringe and Bhutplugge. May their names echo down the ages!

@billgardyne7328 2 жыл бұрын

A fascinating story, beautifully told. Thank Allan.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for supporting my work!

@veronicaroach3667 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this fantastic documentary - I have always wanted to know more of this subject, and having a video makes it so much easier than digging out a book. I feel so happy about that little island's proud history - thank you to the Knights of Malta & the Hospitallers for defending Christendom from Islamic ambitions ! History is so fascinating, and it is a shame that kids are not given a deep enough understanding of this subject - we all have to learn by ourselves for the rest of our lives - I'm 82 now & still learning !

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your generous words. I agree that learning is a life-long pursuit. Making these films helps me to continue learning- from my audience as much as my own research.

@johnnyx9892 Жыл бұрын

" Islamic ambitions". It's going on today in an even grander scale.

@rng_jack1896 4 ай бұрын

I'm Maltese British and I consider myself one of the Maltese Knights because I'm son of the Giorgio a knight, de Giorgio, and I'm a Christian not a Muslim?

@jeremytillman3567 2 жыл бұрын

The knights who held st . Elmo for a month , is nothing short of a miracle . Straight warriors.

@johnnyx9892 Жыл бұрын

Today "bravery" is a dude who proclaims himself a woman, and wears a dress and makeup on Facebook.

@victorpulis5113 8 ай бұрын

St Elmo held out so long because the Ottomans made a grave mistake in not isolating the fort completely from the rest of the island allowing Gran Master e Valette to constantly supplying the fort with fresh men and ammunition. once the fort was sealed off by Dragut its fate was sealed. if the Turks had blockaded the fort from the beginning it would have fallen in a few days at best as the engineers had predicted.

@feliciaf8 7 ай бұрын

such a state in today's time @@johnnyx9892

@Nobody92421 4 ай бұрын

Astounding! Thanks for posting.

@heroesandlegends 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@TrainLordJC 2 жыл бұрын

Forty years ago, after reading a book about the knights of the Holy Land retreating to fortify the island of Rhodes, I went there and wandered around those spectacular fortifications and imagined the carnage and suffering of the 1520 siege etc. It was always my plan to go to Malta and do the same there after reading about this amazing history which you have so brilliantly described here. Unfortunately I never made it to Malta to wander around these magnificent walls testifying to another era of human history but I enjoyed very much your lengthy description of events of what occurred here. Instantly subscribed. Thank you. Cheers from the Train Lord in South Australia a long way away from this epic action.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

This whole channel was the result of the interest i received from that video- which I made following my own trip there a couple of years ago. A truly incredible place!

@darmenia1 13 күн бұрын

38:55 minute, that armour is not of Grandmaster De Valette but it is of Grandmaster Alof de Wignacourt. A magnificent commander who was beloved by the Maltese population for his kindness. It is the only surviving ornamental full armour. The sword that Jean De Valette used in the great siege is preserved in Birgu which is on display to view. On another note, his full name is written Jean De Valette without the La, it was a huge misconception that us Maltese used to call him La Vallette however later on has been confirmed from documentation that his surname was actually De Valette.

@mcmxli-by1tj 2 жыл бұрын

I visited Malta aboard a tourist ship in 2019 and, impressed by the high and forbidding walls, was made dimly aware of the siege. Thanks for the historical clarification as well as linkages to the military history of World War 2.

@victorpulis5113 8 ай бұрын

the bastion you saw were built after the siege and most of them are from the 17th and 18th centuries. during the siege they were much lower. suffice to say that the fortifications of Senglea my home town were just 15 feet high in places and incomplete. obviously those of Valletta did not exist in 1565 as Valetta was not built yet.

@philipplace9990 2 жыл бұрын

I love military history but have to confess that the 16th century isn't my favourite period. Having said that, your documentary absolutely fascinated me and can't wait to see more! I know the early history of the Templars but sort of steer clear of their sad demise. Your broadcast has changed all that so a really big thank you!!! I really enjoyed this.

@davereid-daly2205 2 жыл бұрын

By far the most compelling account on the history of the Knights of Malta....

@chrisrosenkreuz23 2 жыл бұрын

wow, this was way better than I expected, and I had high expectations. thanks for the great content!

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! I hope my future work wont disappoint either.

@anthonyorafferty5632 15 күн бұрын

Brilliantly put together. Very informative & entertaining.

@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188 2 жыл бұрын

As an ordinary, many times visitor to Malta, I also own a book about the Great Siege, and I have asked my Danish Travel Agency to try to obtain the rights to show this film in our Main Center in "The Danish (owned) Village" in Mellieha. I have visited the Fort which, after a long time fighting, was defeated in Valettas harbor, and on a hill to the side from "Our Park" is a former watchtower ("The Red Tower"), also built by Jean de La Valette, with cannons on top and guarding the nearby Bay, from which the helping forces landed and helped in defeating the Sultans army and fleet!

@victorpulis5113 8 ай бұрын

the Red tower (St. Aghata tower) in Mellieħa was not built by de Valette. it was built between 1647 and 1649 under GM Lascaris.

@lulatisatisa7252 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Warriors. They protected Europe. We still do. Lady Tisa

@wugy07 Жыл бұрын

Excellent storytelling. Gave me goosebumps!

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for supporting my channel

@xoxoevi.805 Ай бұрын

I am a direct descendant of the Reinoso Family, they were associated with the Catholic Military Order, they were sent from Spain to Malta back to Spain and then to Mexico, now in the USA. We have a very rich history and I'm so happy for this knowledge being put out there.

@heroesandlegends Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@Amc933 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@flaviopitanga65 3 ай бұрын

I will be in Malta next week and pay homage to this beautiful country ❤

@heroesandlegends 3 ай бұрын

You'll love it! Thanks for watching!

@robinhood3926 4 ай бұрын

My beloved country malta where people from all over the world come to earn their livelyhood . We have people living here from the u.s. of america to balochistan

@heroesandlegends 4 ай бұрын

An amazing country indeed! Thanks for watching my humble tribute

@robinhood3926 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your part and i must say as a maltese partisan this vid is excellent. 🇲🇹 if you ever want to come to malta tell me and i ll send you my number .

@marthastacey7752 2 жыл бұрын

I loved this presentation. Thank you very much!

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

So glad you enjoyed it!

@ianh2674 2 жыл бұрын

Very good historical account of the knights of malta, walking around the streets there are still so many remnants of their time on the island.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Malta is such an incredible place! Thanks for watching!

@johnnyx9892 Жыл бұрын

I can only imagine the history that was "lost".

@brianswelding 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you! And what an amazing story, wow. Would make a great movie or series.

@joannefarrugia429 Жыл бұрын

I totally agree it would be an epic story

@mattrishton Ай бұрын

Great vid Allan; Thanks so much!

@heroesandlegends Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@charlesyarwood6146 2 жыл бұрын

Truly excellent. Thank you - much appreciated and enjoyed.

@calvingrondahl1011 2 жыл бұрын

An amazing story, I had not heard these details before, thank you, H&L.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind comments, and for choosing to watch my work, when there is so much out there. I hope you find my other films just as inspiring

@user-tr2yg3jw5l 2 жыл бұрын

Man with armour have no balls Malta knights are Satan worship

@dh8822 2 жыл бұрын

@@user-tr2yg3jw5l Deus vult

@williambunbury 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I read a book on the seige a couple of decades ago. I'm off to Malta in a week or so and this was a great refresher course! Well done and thank you for the time you put into this.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! You'll love Malta- don't neglect to visit some of the Palaeolithic sites as well - they're incredible too!

@TheStobb50 2 жыл бұрын

What a brilliant and well put together video thank you

@connornielsen6790 Жыл бұрын

Dude this the coolest history story ever, other than like the 300 Spartans. HOW IS THERE NOT A MOVIE ABOUT THIS!!!!

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

I think there's Buckley's chance of it happening now, given the state of politics. Thanks for watching- I appreciate your support and generous comment!

@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep 9 ай бұрын

Wikipedia and my knowledge…Victory Day (or Otto settembre) is a public holiday celebrated in Malta on 8 September[1] and recalls the end of three historical sieges made on the Maltese archipelago, namely: the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire ending in 1565; the Siege of Valletta by the French Blockade ending in 1800 and, the Siege of Malta during the Second World War by the Axis forces ending in 1943. So Sept 8th is the celebrated birth of The Blessed Virgin Mary and their prayers were answered each time on that day.

@hemiwarrior6226 2 ай бұрын

All these producers saying there are no good stories left, yet here you have ac fantastic story that NO ONE has made a series or movie about. Mind boggling.

@heroesandlegends 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I appreciate your support!

@georgesciriha7497 6 ай бұрын

Excellent clip exhibiting a very rich history and bravery of the knights and Maltese in defeating the powerful Ottoman Empire, famously known as The Great Siege of Malta.

@heroesandlegends 6 ай бұрын

thank you!

@lauriewatkins8522 2 жыл бұрын

A great documentary about what most people today would not know about the very special St John's group and how they still help the sick

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your support of my channel!

@bh4885 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Thank you for making this

@ronmifsud6946 Жыл бұрын

Very well researched , documented, and presented..Thank you

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your generous comments! I appreciate your support of my channel

@joannefarrugia429 Жыл бұрын

Should be made into a movie or tv series ,it would be an epic

@fourthaeon9418 2 жыл бұрын

So glad to have found your channel and this video man. algorithm really went all out.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for appreciating my content and for taking the time to leave a comment - it all helps!

@9killedu9shalldie 4 ай бұрын

Very well done, informative, objective and enthralling.

@heroesandlegends 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, it means a lot to read that!

@zacharymullins2854 2 жыл бұрын

That was great. Unbelievably entertaining and history everyone should know. Thank you. I now subscribe to your channel.

@ianhigginbotham5385 2 жыл бұрын

Great video 👍I’m really enjoying this channel. keep up the hard work

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! It's great encouragement to keep going!

@chrisbricky7331 2 жыл бұрын

Great work and thanks for sharing. It was a pleasure to watch. Chris

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for supporting my channel

@garyhaynes6469 4 ай бұрын

Great documentary. Many thanks.

@heroesandlegends 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@nerinat8371 4 ай бұрын

So glad to come across your channel, fabulous history lesson. Thankyou

@heroesandlegends 4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@andrewbrignole7131 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this amazing video! I have recommended the channel to many people. - Please keep producing more videos -

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your generous comment!

@SeanLTobin-qr8bm 2 жыл бұрын

Now why didn't we get such informative presentations of history in High Schools and Colleges instead of the boring, monotone presentations of many of the Religious Brothers, Teachers and Professors who , themselves, had very little background in their subjects.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Need an Aussie to do it right! Thanks so much for taking the time to view my work! I appreciate your kind feedback!

@Aussieboiboi 10 ай бұрын

@@heroesandlegends yeah you called me?

@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep 9 ай бұрын

Because you’re not Maltese or read The Great Siege of Malta book from 1970’s? 😊 Great history from 6500BC Megalithic Temples to the crucial support given in WW2 earning the whole Island the George Cross for Gallantry. 3 WW1 Biplanes Faith, Hope and Charity protected the skies against much mire modern WW2 aircraft. Through DNA testing I am one of their ancestors and proud of their heroics with little help.

@karenveseli6706 8 ай бұрын

Yes I am a knight pure

@karenveseli6706 8 ай бұрын

Pure soldier fighters for first world war and second only knights will fight for there country

@truthbtold2910 2 жыл бұрын

WOW Alan! Well done and great detail.

@carrickrichards2457 2 жыл бұрын

Very thorough and interesting. Thank you

@JimiHendrix998 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Many thanks for this.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your generous comment!

@barbararey4337 Жыл бұрын

I subscribed after watching this excellent video. Thank you very much.

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Welcome aboard!

@jason-iv5lb 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this thank you, The Hospitaller Knights of St John were hardcore through and through and quit rightly feared by there enemy's. I think they were far superior to the knights templar hands down.

@manuelborg7639 7 ай бұрын

great documentary about our beloved country. small island, big balls. thank you🇲🇹

@heroesandlegends 7 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@patriciaramsey5294 Жыл бұрын

Your channel is so good. You talk about so many historical people I've never heard of before. Keep up the good work sir

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Just sharing stories I think are worth telling. Thanks for your support!

@alistairemmaushastings6426 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this; very informative 👍👍

@margarettaft7362 2 жыл бұрын

My medical insurance plan is St John’s hospital of Santa Monica Ca. One of the St John's Hospitallers American hospital chains. Right back to 800 AD. Best hospital medical system in the western states. UCLA and Cedars Sinia have the best publicity departments. But St John’s has the best Drs

@EUROWEFILMS 2 жыл бұрын

A very lovely presentation, factual & entertaining, having visited Malta several times your factual research has given it a new meaning.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

@EUROWEFILMS 2 жыл бұрын

@@heroesandlegends I would like to add, your commentary is so refreshing far removed by the American in your face scripts with sound edits so tight one becomes breathless in a few seconds. subscribed..

@pattywolford 6 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thank you. New subscribed.

@beagle8boy 2 жыл бұрын

Superb!

@lulatisatisa7252 Жыл бұрын

Blessings and peace to all . I am the oldest of the bloodline. Stand your ground. Amen

@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep 9 ай бұрын

This is giving me goose bumps!

@jetdude787 Жыл бұрын

Excellent documentary, thank you

@dennisspors7530 2 жыл бұрын

Very well presented

@johnsturgeon9995 Жыл бұрын

This was excellent. Thank you.

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! I appreciate your generous comment!

@ChuckDebWood 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Thank you

@johnnyrichard48 Жыл бұрын

Excellent story and presentation. Well done.

@JimKJeffries Жыл бұрын

This wonderful work renews afresh my desires to travel & meet new & different peoples. Thanks for sharing history.

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Thanks for those generous words! It makes all the hard work worthwhile!

@marinapegrisch1305 11 ай бұрын

Very well narrated and paced !!

@heroesandlegends 11 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

@michael1621 2 жыл бұрын

A good and fairly accurate video. Chevalier Baron Rowe OSJ(J), Grand Commander, Sovereign Oder of Knights Hospitallers of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights of Malta (Ecumenical Order). We still serve the poor, the needy and the sick.

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your generous praise! Good luck in your ongoing humanitarian work!

@lulatisatisa7252 Жыл бұрын

Yes MICHEAL. But my family needs help.

@billthebold 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic!

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Please ensure your comments are civilised and dignified. Filters are in place to block foul or hateful language. Play the ball, not the player, otherwise you may be blocked and have your comment disallowed. As these videos are solo efforts, written and recorded over many long hours, mistakes are quite possible. I appreciate any corrections and will post them in an Erratum below and in the Description section. Thanks for supporting my channel, and enjoy! ERRATA / CORRIGENDA 1. Malta was gifted to the Knights by Charles V, not Phillip II 2. Following the death of Mehmet II, there were 2 (possibly 3) sultans- Bayezid II and Selim I

@barneysdad9193 2 жыл бұрын

@@Thoth_al_Khem All the free speech you like but keep it respectful. He has already offered to correct any mistakes. You should learn to read carefully without being a smart a**e. I don't know why you are here in the first place if you don't want to learn and engage in polite exchange!

@annarzasa1 2 жыл бұрын

black anti Christian propaganda , author dont even know one of the fundamental rules of Order ...never surrender ...every knight knew Order never would pay a ransom....200 Orders knights at Hattin....what a bs...in all Holly Land there were 400 Orders knights in all castels

@stylembonkers1094 2 жыл бұрын

Good man.

@johnnyx9892 Жыл бұрын

In other words "play the game", and the game is you can say pretty much anything you want against the white/euro culture. But say one thing against blacks or Muslims (even if it can be proven) and you will be cancelled. Tell me I am wrong.

@NickyThissen 2 жыл бұрын

A job well done.. Thank you

@darylsprake8617 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant

@whowhy9023 2 жыл бұрын

Great history lesson, thank you.

@lulatisatisa7252 Жыл бұрын

Hospital order of Knights of Malta protected under the treaty Queen Victoria signed English protection.

@lulatisatisa7252 Жыл бұрын

Countess Tula V. Tisa

@lulatisatisa7252 Жыл бұрын

My families home was taken while men fought to protect Europe. I still need a home.

@GrislyAtoms12 Жыл бұрын

These knights are inspiring! Great video.

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@dh8822 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely outstanding 👍🏼

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@WilmerCook Жыл бұрын

Wonderful story! Thanks! Now I have to have a copy of the black bird.

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

You can buy them in Valletta- they're delicious

@MackerelCat 9 ай бұрын

Wow what a story!!

@PabloLFCX Жыл бұрын

Greatest film never made.

@eleveneleven572 2 жыл бұрын

A book worth getting is the Wordsworth Military History book on the Siege of Malta

@christopherjcarson Жыл бұрын

Must chase it up! Thanks for the recommendation.

@petercopley1242 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant documentary really enjoyed. 👍

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks so much for watching!

@malsm8892 2 жыл бұрын

As a young person I was a cadet in the St John's Ambulance Bridge. They had a serious of badges leading to the Grand Prior badge for completion of a set badge tests. One of them was History of the Order of the knight's

@malsm8892 2 жыл бұрын

To finish the Order of Knight's Hospitaler of St John of Jerusalem.

@MrBrownnn696 2 жыл бұрын

Great video....

@mohammedamayri2237 Жыл бұрын

What a great video. I was in Rhodes last week and went through the knights street and the Grand Master palace but i was so frustrated that the palace offered barely ANY information about this historical place. Now that I know this much about the knights i feel even more disapointed. When i asked one of the workers whats the reason for that, he said the ministery does not want to spend more money, what a shame!

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

That's a shame, because when I was there, they had an interactive exhibit, with a cinema experience, and at the St.Elmo fort they had an excellent museum with exhibits ranging from from Roman times, to the early Islamic occupation, even Napoleonic occupation and all the way through to World War 2. In central Valletta the Armoury museum is also incredible. So much history in that little place- the Neolithic sites especially are amazing. Definitely a place worth returning to more than once. Thanks so much for taking the time to view my work! I'd love to know what you think of my Ibn Battuta video.

@l.r.quimson Жыл бұрын

excellent

@Its_Shaun_the_Sheep Жыл бұрын

Great work!

@heroesandlegends Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@MrCrystalwarrior1 2 жыл бұрын

The novels "The Religion" by Tim Willocks and "Sword And Scimitar" (Sorry, forgotten the author's name) cover this conflict, and keep as close to the historical data from both sides as possible. Both fantastic reads, and highly rated by most people I know who love historical novels. I read both of them cover to cover in one wonderful day/night, and keep repeating that experience whenever I find them in my local library :-)

@sheerluckholmes7720 Жыл бұрын

"Sword and Scimitar" by Raymond Ibrahim a worthy read.👌

@larryhand7219 2 жыл бұрын

Story well told. Thank you

@heroesandlegends 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - thanks for supporting my channel!

@zenmeditationinternational2023 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating documentry.

@alexeisavrasov888 8 ай бұрын

great, excellent! thx

@heroesandlegends 8 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@loupiscanis9449 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@blsfan1973 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff bro

@sallysmith920 2 жыл бұрын

Napoleon changed Malta. Slavery was abolished, and 2,000 Muslim slaves liberated, this proved highly unpopular with the Maltese and for their own safety the newly-freed men were enlisted in the French ships' crews. A new school system on the French model was established, with sixty boys selected for education in Paris. The Maltese militia was re-formed into two National Guard battalions on the French pattern, a new bureaucracy including a postal system and civil marriage decreed, and the number of monasteries and seminary students reduced while all non-Maltese clergy (including monks and nuns) were expelled.

@christopherjcarson Жыл бұрын

Fascinating insight!