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HISTORY
Malta is steeped in a rich history spanning thousands of years. Throughout its varied history, Malta's location has given it a great strategic importance and a sequence of powers including the Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Fatimids, Sicilians, Knights of St John, French and the British have all ruled the Islands. Malta gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and became a republic in 1974 whilst retaining membership in the Commonwealth of Nations.

There are only two remaining WW11 100-ton guns left and one is right here in Malta with the other in Gibraltar.
 
The Great Siege of Malta took place in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire invaded the island. The Knights won the siege, one of the bloodiest and most fiercely contested in history and one which became one of the most celebrated events in sixteenth century Europe. The Siege was the climax of an escalating contest between a Christian alliance and the Ottoman Empire for control of the Mediterranean.
 
Malta has been inhabited since it was settled around 5200BC from the Italian island of Sicily. Later came the arrival of the Phoenicians and the Greeks who named the island, Melite meaning 'sweet honey' in reference to Malta's endemic variety of bee.
 
all images courtesy of Malta Tourist Office