HISTORY : KNIGHTS

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The Sovereign Military Order of Malta, popularly known as the Knights of St. John or Knights of Malta, ruled the Maltese Islands from 1530 until 1798. They brought an economic, cultural, social and political renaissance to Malta. Their legacy, in the form of the magnificent fortifications and other splendid buildings that have withstood the test of time, is still strong and contributing to the well-being of the Maltese Islands by attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists every year.

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THE FORTIFICATIONS OF VALLETTA


 

RENAISSANCE VALLETTA 


 

THE MALTESE POPULATION IN HOSPITALLER MALTA

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• Alliance of Orders of St. John - A federation of the official primarily Protestant Orders of St. John in Europe.
• Coinage of the Knights of Malta
• Coins of the Knights of Malta - Collection of coins of the Knights of Malta including a brief history of each Grand Master.
• Emmanuel Said - Malta, Stamp & Coin Dealers - Dealing in stamps and coins from Malta and those of the Knights of Malta.
• Knights of Malta Toy Soldiers - Pewter figurines of the Knights of Malta and Maltese Regiments.
• Knightsofmalta.net
• Sovrano Militare Ordine di Malta - Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem, of Rhodes and of Malta official website.
• The Chivalric Alliance of Hospitallers of Saint John - An essay by Guy Stair Sainty on the Order of St. John.
• The Great Siege of Malta & The Knights of St.John - Walk-through visitor spectacular based at the Café Premier Complex in Valletta.
• The Great Siege of Malta 1565 - A docu-drama in released for worldwide television to coincide with the 900th anniversary of the foundation of the Hospitalier Order of the Knights of St. John; available on home video.
• The Great Siege; Knights vs Turks, 1565 - Site promoting book written by Stephen C Spiteri.
• The Knights Hospitaller - An unofficial guide to the chivalric Hospitaller Orders, especially the Order of St. John, from the First Crusade to the present era.
• The Knights of St. John - Their organisational structure.
• The Knights of St. John - A brief history from their foundation to the present day by the Catholic Enclopaedia.
• The Order of St. John - One of five mutually recognized orders of St. John encompassing the foundations of the St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem and St. John Ambulance.
• Vittoriosa 1565 Museum - Medieval house with 30 life-size Knights and Turks action figures in various settings, and other related attractions.

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