Joseph Gatt Actually the Maltese revolted several times against their rulers, for instance: https://timesofmalta.com/article/The-Battle-of-Malta-730-years-ago.476209. Even during the time of the Knights, there were many instances of resistance, such as that of Dr Callus of Mdina during the reign of La Valette. Henry Frendo's Chapter 2 entitled "A long fermentation: lords, vassals and intermediaries" (pp. 20-37), in his book "Malta's quest for independence: reflections on the course of Maltese history", is a very interesting read related to this topic.
Joseph Gatt See also related post: https://zafoid.com/post/view/11918
Further to my post dated 14th March this year (zafoid.com/post/view/11833) regarding President Trump's lavish restyling of the Oval Office at the White House with gilded gold, it appears that the gold quotient has increased further since then. The images here below show the Oval Office on July 9, 2025, with President Trump hosting President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani of Mauritania in front of the fireplace, and it turns out that there is even more gold! There are more gilded picture frames, more cartouches (including one on each side of the grandfather clock, as well as under the picture frames), and the golden decorative items on the fireplace mantle have increased to nine, including a very ornate clock. What's going to be next?
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Joseph Gatt "... the first original novel in Maltese written by a woman known to us — 40 years before 'Nokkla Sewda' by Mary Meylak."