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Malta 1530: The Knights' First Decade on a Harsh Island
· 10 min · S4 E153
Episode Malta 1530: The Knights' First Decade on a Harsh Island
When the Knights of St. John arrived in Malta in 1530, they inherited a dry, barren rock with a few thousand farmers and fishermen. This episode follows their first decade: the struggle to build defenses, the awkward relationship with the native Maltese, the failed attack at Gozo in 1531, and the moment a corsair captain named Dragut forced them to rethink everything. We meet Grand Master Philippe de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, deal with the shame of the abandoned fortress at Birgu, and watch the Knights slowly transform from crusader refugees into a naval power. This is the gritty, unglamorous foundation story — before the Great Siege, before the heroics.
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