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Trying to end usury in Malta 16th century
By the second half of the sixteenth century, usury in Malta was embedded in daily life. This is the environment that produced the idea of the Monte di Pietà to end usury once and for all.
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When Malta had its own empire: The Order of Saint John’s Caribbean Venture (1651–1665)
When the Order of Saint John was forced out of Rhodes in 1522 and later offered Malta by Charles V in 1530, it did not arrive to the...
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What the Maltese Really Thaught About during the Great Siege of 1565
The Great Siege of 1565 is usually told as a tale of knights, cannons, and heroism. But what did the Maltese themselves think and feel...
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