History Summarized: Malta
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Malta, the Island of A Dozen Empires, chilling in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, is one of the most social butterflies in History. Having played host to or fought against every major power in the Mediterranean, this island bears a gorgeous architectural and linguistic record of its past, and is still a treasure to behold in the modern day. I've covered a lot of nations and empires in my time here, but between the rich cultural blends, the overflowing artistic treasures, and the Still-In-One-Piece-ness of it all, Malta may have one of the strongest claims to being the Winner of History in my book. What's so special about Malta? Watch and find out!
NOTE on 7:00 - 7:08 - I'm cheating the time-scales a little here. This church, the Rotunda of Mosta, was actually built mid 1800s. Malta's lavish church construction continued nearly unabated from C. 1565 to the modern day, so I use this example here - but St Paul's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, shown from 6:27-6:33 is a better example of pure original Baroque construction. Honestly, all of the churches in Malta deserve a look if you're curious.
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My great grandfather was rehabilitated in Malta after he lost his leg at Gallipoli during the first world war. He gave one of my aunts the middle name Valetta so their hospitality wouldn't be forgotten by my family. Thank you, Malta.
You are welcome by me aka a Maltese person U-U
He was probably at RNH Mtarfa near Mdina, where I was born and where my paternal Grandfather, who'd been gassed at the Battle of Passchendaele, met my Grandmother who was a nurse. Oddly enough my maternal Grandparents were also on Malta at the same time. My Grandfather was a Coastguard during WWI and then a Police Officer and my Grandmother was born and lived in Valetta.
Pay up
@@hughjanus9201 Bruh Malta isn't in the US what you taiking about.
@@countbinfaceglobalpresiden7926 some money would still be nice
Europe: They outnumber you ten to one!
Malta: Then it's a fair fight.
🤣😂
That's funny but it did happens in Malta i mean it was a huge fleet from Ottoman over 40 thousand and Malta only 6 thousand and malta still won that's insane. Lol
We're a very hard-headed population...... just saying...
Small island big balls
Good ol' halo 3
Malta: saves all of Christendom, gets lavished with gifts.
Poland: saves all of Christendom, gets partitioned multiple times.
poor poland
Poor Poland. Kat the Full of Herself really did not like you.
Poland got a little overambitious after saving all of Christendom, and pissed off the wrong people. It also existed as a buffer zone between the rising Prussian, Austrian, and Russian empires.
Malta was a random island with no ambition.
Yep, Eastern Europe really had it bad
I think the big difference is the other countries wanted Poland's stuff, while Malta's entire existence was as a buffer zone or launching point.
It'd basically be too expensive for anyone but Malta to actually defend. So it gets left alone.
Ottoman Empire: _I fear no man_
Malta: *E X I S T S*
Ottoman Empire: _-but that thing, it scares me_
it costs 60000 men to attack this island
for 4 months
dynadude and loose
Cadia....I mean Malta stands!
Mwahaha
Ottoman: oh boy! I-
Malta: *Big punchy*
Ottoman: *breath in*
Ottomans: AÄÅÂÀAÄÅÂÀAÄÅÂÀAÄÅÂÀ
8:06 "The Roman Empire's idiot grandchildren" is the best description I've heard of Nazi Germany and Facist Italy.
They are the Kylo Ren to Rome's Vader.
@@justafaniv1097 Both of these descriptors are perfect!
That description genuinely made me laugh out loud.
Nice!
* has hetalia flashbacks *
You just made a Maltese girl very happy.
Phrasing 😏
@@jameslegrand848 lol true haha
that gave me a chuckle
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Greetings to you and the other five!
Why did you not mention that the Knights of St. John still exist as the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta!!!??? They are even recognized by the UN with permanent observer status and are one of the largest warzone charities on Earth! They even have their own Air Force!
In 2010 they celebrated their 900th anniversary
Warrior monks are badass
That's actually amazing. Smile right the way across my face. Thank you!
The Maltese Sovereign order is the only order that has no country they have an embassy in Rome they are recognised by the UN and my most European and countries around the world they can issue their own passports they also were the most heavily bombed country in World War 2 and that's why they received the George cross which people mistake for the Maltese cross the Egyptian Pharaoh hound is the national dog of Malta kelp ta Fenech the rabbit dog I am proud of Malta and I haven't even stepped foot into the country I found out that Bryan Adams grandmother is Maltese and Britney Spears and Meghan markle we Takin over the world see you later mate
...that's actually awesome. I was already planning to use the Knights Hospitallers in my worldbuilding but finding out I don't even need to deviate from reality much is all kinds of amazing.
@@SLR-hn5yy You just gave me asthma
@@coltonbates629 yeah I get it I use the microphone option and didn't realise that you can punctuate sorry about that chief
Ottoman Empire: " We're gonna eradicate Malta.."
Malta: " Hold my Cisk..."
Malta: *"Pfft, amateurs."*
or zommli il-pastizz - hold my pastizzi :P
hmttt cisk
Lol
Or "hold my Twistees" 😂😂😂
Malta sounds like it would be the perfect subject for a "Pirates of the *Mediterranean"* movie.
Just some knights plundering ottoman ships while shouting "Deus Vult!"
I would watch it. Multiple times. ^^
Would that be period appropriate to include North African corsairs as well? That would add some variety.
If im not mistaken malta it has something to do with the first pirates not sure
@@emangalea537: I'm a bit skeptical if a thing like that could be known. Piracy is an extremely ancient practice after all.
They run into Caesar just like they ran into Blackbeard.
" (Normans) They're always making friends"
*Screaming in Anglo-Saxon*
*low English
... and Irish
Og ANGLIC
*death rattle in Irish*
*whining in Griko*
Malta: Britain please help
Britain: umm
Malta: its against the French
Britain: say no more
My husband and I went to Malta on our honeymoon. It was perfect for two history geeks! Terrific art and architecture. If you are trying to convince someone to go there, it is like Europe Lite. Everyone there speaks English, but with a foreign accent. There is Italian food, gelato, Sangria, and wine with English breakfasts, tea time, deserts, sweets, shops and bookstores.
ggantija: *spells itself the worst way possibly*
blue: 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂
I just witnessed a dead meme resurrect itself.
Emerald Ash Borers that you did my friend
A lot of crossed boxes?
What?
It's spelled very logically as is the rest of the language. In Maltese each letter make only one sound. What's confusing to English speaker is that the ġ makes a j sound and the j makes a y sound. Also pronouncing ġ and g next to each other without a vowel in between it challenging for English speakers. The name derives from ġgant meaning giant which in turn stems from the Italian giganto. So Maltese just dropped the i between the g's and the o at the end.
@@user-zc9si7ls9i This. Also, don't forget, we have, not one, but _two_ silent letters in our language, except when they're placed after each other. Then sound is created. For example, with taghha.
To this day, the Maltese language is still about 40% intelligible by speakers of Tunisian Arabic, thanks to its origin as a variant of Sicilian Arabic. Malta really is a unicorn of the Med in just how oddly unique it is.
Interesting
Maghrebi* algerians and tunisians and morrocans...etc can also understand some words
Lucky to be a Maltese native myself but It's just hard to be successful online. Barely anyone outside Europe even knows where we are or If we even exist. We mostly participate in small nation games and the influx of immigrants are starting to leave us without housing mainly because of demand, an apartment today costs as much as a fully fledged house a few years ago and I'm severely worried about my future here.
@@TheWraithSummoner I don't know what your religion is but I am a Christian and I will keep you and your country in my prayers no offense if your not into that.
@@DanielSmith-mp4le The country is 93% Roman Catholic, 95% Christian. So don't worry, it's very unlikely that anyone here would be offended by your religious practices.
"Maybe we can just take that tiny island."
Malta: "No, you dont."
"What was that?"
Malta comes closer. "No."
I'm from Malta, born, raised and still live in Malta and I've studied our history thoroughly and I love this video except you got 2 things very wrong.
1 - At the end of the Great Siege, the Spanish threatened the Ottomans that they'll send 18,000 fresh troops to Malta on the same day the Ottomans lost their greatest Military General (Dragut). The Ottomans conceded defeat but the Spanish troops never came. (And also quite barbaric but still awesome, the Maltese used to cut the Ottomans heads off and fire them from cannons at the Ottoman troops as mental warfare.
2 - Napoleon occupied Malta so easily and without a fight because the Knights of St. John were mostly French nobles who lost their home, lands and family wealth in France because of the French Revolution which resulted in the decline in funds for Malta. In other words the Knights of St. John couldn't even afford to defend against Napoleon, let alone beat him.
Hope this helps :)
Daniel Grixti Note to self: Human heads can apparently survive being fired from early forms of cannon.
I'd also add that despite being a great victory on its own terms, the painting at 5:16 and 9@24 is actually the Siege of Acre. Awesome video though :)
Vera. Spot on king!
To be fair, the heads were only shot after Maltanese prisoners were nailed to wooden boards in view of the defenders
Daniel Grixti the ottomen cut off the ears and noses of prisoners during the siege on Rhodes and then gave the prisoners back, safe to say compared to the torture mental warfare was more morally good.
So the entire history of Malta is effectively Malta's Bizarre Adventure.
YES YES YES YES
please I want a maltese jojo
I am Maltese and I support this message.
@@michaelcini4412 same
Is ThIs A jOjO rEfReNcE
Positive media about Malta: *exists*
Maltese People: !!!
Piper Mccabe you can’t really blame us since we aren’t even on the map 😂😂
I’d honestly love to visit Malta one day. From everything I’ve seen and heard, Malta sounds like a lovely country. Malta might not be on the map, but it’s certainly in my heart.
Piper Mccabe lol that is basically our reaction
We fuckin shook and das the tea
zay hi our name on the map is bigger than our island
I was lucky enough to visit Malta this past March and WOW could the rest of Europe learn a thing or two from them on how to maintain ancient cities. Easily the cleanest and most well-maintained polity, as a whole, I have ever visited in Europe. Also the people there are really friendly!
not today theyre not. as a maltese i can confirm that their friendliness is random.
Easy with EU funds 😕
They're friendly as long as your not an illegal immigrant
I Live in Malta.
And plus (it you don't know, we have sisilan and Arabic ansestors) we are the only country in the world that is in the EU with a Semitic language! And we have an African accent
“The Maltese cross is rad as hell” couldn’t agree more 👌
As someone whose family is from Malta, this was a great surprise.
Blue:*praises language and architecture*
Also blue:what is that!?
Malta: Anglo-Italians speaking Arabic in a latin form on a little tiny island in the mediterranean right by tunisia.
Anglo-Phoenician-Italian
@@Palladiosios Anglo-Phoenician-Italian-French-Arab
@@a.h.s.3006 Anglo-Phoenician-Italian-French-Arab-Greek
Yeah pretty much
Aaaaaand Malties people have one long long long history to study
As a Maltese guy, I wouldn't have thought you would cover Malta and the fact that you covered it and did it very well, makes me fall more in love with your channel. Speaking of Architecture. In Malta we say that we have a church for all 365 days of the year. Every village and town has a monumental church.
.... I’m Maltese
SOMEBODY NOTICED US!!!!!!
lol same
Same!
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Yeh,we see u 👀
Well technically all of Europe knows about us.
Okay, "Vaccinate your kids, Deus Vult!" is indeed a good crusade meme.
Vaccinate your kids, because god wills it
It must be done, Deus Vult!
I would wear the hell out of that T-shirt.
lmfao
I want to see that at a hospital.
There are two points that I wish to make:
1) After the Great Siege of 1565, although the Ottomans did not organise another huge attack on Malta, Malta still suffered from raids. The Barbary corsairs still continued to raid the Maltese archipelago from time to time.
2) Re. the Maltese dog, it is not the national dog of Malta. The national dog is actually the Pharaoh Hound, in Maltese known as 'Il-Kelb tal-Fenek'.
Cheers, :)
Btw it’s pronounced ill (like ur sick) kel(like Kelly) b ta(like task) l(like lost) fen(like fence) ek(like ac in acrobatics with an Australian accent)
ill kel-b ta-l fen-ek
il-kelb tal-fenek
I didn't know Maltese history until now, AND THY AM HAPPY TO KNOW THIS *GREAT* NATION!!!
So the Knights of St. John were basically what happens when you double class as a cleric and paladin?
EDIT: I don't play D&D, and I had no idea they were still around.
i mean why not just be a war cleric
Yes, then add a player who doesn't Meta, knows the game by hand and loves being the little guy, then add that to a whole old Order! Also, it's still around today, but you have to be Catholic to join.
And halfway through they got bored and broke out a supplementary book on naval combat.
They’re still kicking around.
And has a sailor background
"Oh so what's the deal with Malta?"
"Not much except that it's totally rad and was founded by straight up PALADINS"
Hail to our Maltese brothers! God bless those brave knights!
Yup almost all families here have a coat of arms that goes back to the knights... My surname is Cutajar it is a. French origin spelled cutalier that means sword makers or crafter.. Basicaly the ones that developes wepons and armor for the knight... If you search the history on maltese family surnames that is a whole other story.
@@christophercutajar4020 That's so cool
Christopher Cutajar It’s cool to know for certain that you had ancestors who were blacksmiths for literal Paladins.
@@jakemcgovern8633 I thank thee
So Malta is basically the real life version of Cadia?
....Magnificent
Except that Malta still exists.
The Island broke before the knights did.
Ottomans: We outnumber you 4 to 1!
Malta: i like those odds
Malta:*calmly sipping kinnie*
"Takes us back to the crusades."
*air horn blows*
Me: *standing ovation*
DEUS VULT!!!
May the father of understanding guide us.
I can't believe my favourite channel is making a video about my country!!! I'm so excited!! Thank you very much Blue!!
Nice I didn't know the place is existed is it beautiful
@@honedaychannel It really is, sometimes I don't think I appreciate it enough.
Cool! What do you guys think of Sicily and Grandayy?
@@gwynethsaliba8176 I'm so glad I would love to visit the place if I ever go to Europe
@@thiagoecb Sicily's a popular place to go on holiday, I personally, not as a reflection to the general population as I live under a rock and anime is all I'm into, have no idea who Grandayy is.
If you ever visit Malta, I can recommend a cafe in Mdina called Fontinellas, its up on the battlements and on a good day you can see all the way to Valleta. The cakes and milkshakes are fantastic. Other places to visit include St John's CO Cathedral in Valleta, which is a beautiful example of a baroque cathedral. The Governor's Palace armoury, which has the largest collection in of historic arms and armour in Europe. And the large museum in Fort St Elmo which covers all of Maltese history.
Proud to say, both my grandfathers defended our country in world war 2. Thank you and rest in peace ❤️❤️❤️🇲🇹🇲🇹🇲🇹
Never thought I would ever describe a country as “badass”, yet, here we are.
Evan L. Rodriguez you know I live in Malta 🇲🇹 and I couldn’t describe it in a better way
@@thejokerprimal8350 Vera gbin!!
The country itself earned a medal. Not a person. They just have a medal to the entire island.
That’s pretty badass
If only we loved our country as much as it deserved.
The World: Let's take this strategic rock
Malta: Bring It !!
Malta: I wont be a joke to you for long
Sultan Suleiman: "Europe will be ours."
Malta: "I'm about to end this man's whole career."
And then the reversal in WWII against Fascist Italy "Idiot Grandfather"
Malta: "Oh, hello Mr. Napoleon. How nice of you to visit us."
Also Malta: "Heey, Britain! Wanna come enjoy some nice strategic position?"
Napoleon: "Wait a minute..."
Malta: >:) Next time you visit, how about you don't take our stuff, Napoleon. Oh, I forgot, _there will be no next time._
Dennis Broschart 😆😂😂🤣🤣🤣 man it's insane, Malta is super tiny and at the same time was always insanely strong in battles always survives no matter what comes to it's way Malta will always vanquish anything that comes.
Ğgantija is said "jgantiya" if you were to pronounce it in English
Also our language is a mix of Arabic and Italian
Also during ww2 the Italians purposefully bombed places where there weren't many people as many sicilians lived in malta. Also we had an early detection system which allowed one to hear the engines of sicilian aircraft from across the sea.
I greatly appreciate the Assassin's Creed background music.
It was filmed him Malta in fact 😉
Malta is like a big ol' rock in the Mediterranean, that most of the great powers have broken their teeth on.
And as if turns out a Big rock road to Italy in WWII
uh Iiièkjn hm mmu hey hi e mmfejfejfjèoitioô hulk ok Reeeee eitieritieteyyail
Like Afghanistan but better in every way possible
That's a great analogy
The jawbreaker of the Mediterranean
My Great Grandfather served from Malta, served with HMS Unbending, the only submarine I know of that sank a ship with someone jumping on board and setting it on fire haha
Wait what? that sounds awesome.
Emperor of the Universe yeah it was off the coast of Tunisia, they couldn’t hit it with their 3 inch cannon so the Navigating Officer grabbed a can of oil, hoped over to the ship and just doused the ship, prayed he wouldn’t get BBQed before he could get off and started the fire haha
Cool.
One of the many reasons I signed up to the RN
@@billywarren007 That is the coolest war story I have ever heard.
Proud to be Maltese, I'm from the Capital City of Malta: Valletta.
Ħalli għalik. Great video by the way!
Awguri. San Duminku?
I want to visit your city
@@banjotiki3910 I don't think you can now :(
@@LE-kf4ql What is your opinion of the country? Any complaints?
"Why is it spelled like that?"
That killed me xD and yes i am maltese. Best reaction xDD
My mum (not Maltese) has the biggest problem with "qaghaq" - but then most Maltese can't really pronounce the German /ch/ sound (like in 'ich' or 'Dich'), so she gets her revenge there!
Gweniver Call Tbh us Maltese can easily pronounce stuff for some reason, probably because of the flexibility required to speak Maltese.
As a Maltese person, Blue's confusion at Ġgantija's spelling was funny.
Then him saying it wrong anyways 5 seconds later was even funnier ;P
You can't just say that and not tell me how to say it!
@@lady_sir_knight3713 He said it as if it was Gigantia. There is no vowel sound between the ġ (which makes a j sound) and the g. Also there's stress put on the i so it sounds like tee-yah not tia. Writing it in its English equivalents it would be Jgunteeya. Ġgant in Maltese means giant which refers the the legend that says that the temple was built by giants.
LOLIPOP1136 😅😅
@@lady_sir_knight3713 forvo.com/search/%C4%A0gantija/
I nearly spat out my water
Malta's #1 Contribution to Society Is And will forever be Grandayy
you said it.
What's "grandayy" ?
I would think our dogs would also be contenders lol
Oh for sure, i didn’t even know the meme god was from there smh
@@NoNameAtAll2 what's grandayy?? WHAT'S GRANDAYY??? ARE YOU FUCKING-
Just search Grandayy on google or CZcams and you'll instantly find out.
As a young maltese girl, learning about our history in school never really interested me and i always thought that we really aren't important to the Mediterranean history as we are such a small, overlooked and overpopulated island. Being acknowledged by a considerably large youtube channel is huge for us as we don't get as much attention from social media as other Mediterranean countries. It's amazing to learn about what an impact we had back in the days. P.s our language isn't appropriated enough and it's also difficult for us to learn but i would encourage you to take interest and learn it.
Me: Wow, I should definitely visit-
Bank Account: No.
Recently I heard that post lockdown they 'd pay tourists to visit. I haven't checked how accurate that was though.
@@Crowleas as a maltese i can confirm that is true but it was just for the summer if i am not mistaken
One of the most interesting things about Maltese independence is that it wasn't the initial plan of the Maltese government. The Maltese Labour Party led by then Anglophile (at least, he belonged to the tendency that preferred the Brits to the Church) Dom Mintoff heavily promoted literal integration with Britain: he wanted Malta to be a full-fledged part of the UK with representation in the House of Commons (a stance which infuriated the Church, who tried to excommunicate everybody who voted Labour). However this idea was met with skepticism by Britain, who saw the island's strategic view as less important and were very nervous about setting a precedent of ex-colonies voting themselves into Britain, so the integration referendum was ignored; the closure of the Royal Navy dockyards killed the economic argument for staying tied and Mintoff himself, very miffed with the Brits, did a U-turn and become a strong nationalist intent on loosening the remaining ties. (Mintoff himself was a very entertaining character as PM during the Cold War, often playing both sides off each other and creating a borderline cult of personality domestically)
Man, if only the UK integrated its colonies, then maybe the world would be a better place.
If only Malta was taken in by the UK maybe I'd find fewer assholes in the street like God I don't want to die crossing the road just because half of the population don't use an indicator and don't get me started on how some people disrespect others! (Not everyone most people are nice too)
Dom Mintoff was honest one of the best PM ever .... 20th August was the day and month that he passed away. Also when you mentioned that the Church was against people voting Labour is very true because the Church always said at that time that if you vote Labour then you did a sin.
@@acidicsalt7214 OH MY GOD MALTESE HISTORY IS AMAZING
@@tibbygaycat Yeah but studying it is a pain like...can someone remind me of how many Constitutions they did I think it was 3 or 4
Turk: Man, you have such a cool accent. Where are you from?
Person: Malta
Turk: eeeAAAAUUUUGH!!!!!!!! *ancestral PTSD*
is it wrong that I laughed way to hard at this comment? XD
@@JG-qg1gz Unless someone calls me out for something, I don't think so.
Laugh away, friend.
Norman: good time
believe it or not it happened to me... when i was on vacation in tunis.... random man come to seel stuff and asks were you from? my wife Malta looks at me an runs off :) lol
@@christophercutajar4020 Life is full of funny moments, isn't it?
The Maltese: hey
The ottomans:starts sweating profusely
Malyese obese as fck tho
@@codymamo9239 Whats a Malyese?
@@aleppogameingreal it is true
You just taught me everything that 5 years of history class in Malta tried to
LMAO same here man 😂
tbh, it's like Maltese history classes before 6th form and University don't even try to teach proper history but a hopscotch of who knows what. Like I remember we had to study on the Egyptians and then moved on to Malta. I studied history in University and know there's a connection but the evidence is sparse, and doesn't even fall under history! it's archaeology territory! I don't even remember what history classes taught me before JC where I actually learned stuff
Seriously though, Malta has a unique history. Multiperiodical while standing the test of time, especially since this is uploaded a day after the anniversary of Operation Pedestal. Thank you so much for making a video on Malta. I'm sure all of us Maltese will be thankful for it :)
Il-Gurnata t-tajba :) (Maltese for 'have a good day')
Il-Ġurnata t-tajba* what you said means just "good day"
@@succhiatoredelcazzo4689 taught it was awkward saying it , glad you corrected her :)
@@succhiatoredelcazzo4689 oh my God Maltese is AMAZING
Crusader Pirates?
Deus Vult me hearties!
Crusader Pirate _Nurses_ at that! Deus Vult me hearties, and don't forget yer lollipops fer bein' such good lads!
We outnumber you 100 to 1
Malta: yea those odds dont seem quite fair. Should I wait while you get more guys to make it a challenge
Hovek the artist formerly known as OXOTNHK roster
Ps I live in Malta 🇲🇹
More like:
Malta: I like those odds.
This was exactly the information I was looking for!!! I’ve been working on a personal project that involves the Hospitallers, and thanks to this video I think another piece has just fallen in place!!! Awesome work
Earea
3:44 "If the templars are like Mario, this guys are like the DOCTOR Mario"
Genius.
Mario Auditore’s Ancestral Data during his youth will be accessed into the Animus.
Malta during World War 2 is down right fascinatingg. The reason it was put under so much pressure was because it was perfectly situated between Italy/Sicily and Libya, providing a base from which the RAF could harrass the supply convoys fueling and arming Rommel's Afrika Korps. Thus it played a vital role in the victory in North Africa.
Luke Freet ye and the fact that the Axis powers couldn’t win against Malta is fascinating.
That a whole other video in itself and a very interesting one.
I'm Maltese and I loved this video. Being such a small country, we usually go under the radar and not many people know about us. Thank you for taking the time to show my ancestors' struggles. Great vids, keep it up.
8:28 whoa - I've seen that Opera House. I just assumed at the time it was built to look like an old Roman ruin - never would have guessed it was bombed out by the Axis and then LEFT AS IS. That's really amazing, glad they didn't rebuild it cos it looks gorgeous.
I hate to break it to you, but.
A society I haven't learned about with admiration of linguistics and architecture?
Blue, you're spoiling us!
I was about to post a comment about bringing up the Maltese dogs. Then you did.
They are good boys.
A Birb --But what about their falcons?
@@donsample1002 Well, I never petted a maltese falcon (biggest birb I ever interacted with was a fat chicken), but I'll assume they are good boys too.
@@SomeBlokeOrWhatever the Maltese falon is super cute and the maltese dogs are one of the most fearless dogs on earth :)
This has been my favorite country for years. I’m so happy you’ve made this video!
when you were telling this, I imagined throughout all of the Maltese fighting that they all still looked like the hospitallers, but with more advanced weaponry.
DO HISTORY OF IRELAND! I LOVE YOU GUYS, KEEP IT UP!
no dear god no i cry at how they say everything wrong
@@pearsegallagher106 yeah but that's the fun thing, we get to correct them
@@pearsegallagher106 lmao it's fiiiiiiiiiineeee
@@larmurph318 sorry i didnt say that right i ment i will not i. i normaly laugh at the way they say stuff but im from ireland so it will be sad as hell
@@pearsegallagher106 Inb4 E-A-Mon De Va-Lera.
"Who do you think we are? Central Europe?"
Italy & the german states: *triggered*
As a native Maltese speaker, congratz on pretty much nailing the pronunciation of Ġgantija.
Btw the Knights are still very much in operation even in Malta. They recently elected a new grandmaster. Fun facts about the Great Siege, one big drawback of the island is that it has no natural fresh water sources. So up until the siege, there was a huge network of aqueducts and reservoirs all over the island. One blow that cost the ottomans a lot of troops was La Vallette ordered all reservoirs outside major city fortresses to be poisoned (and hence all the wells that drew water from them) with dead animal carcasses. Meaning as soon as they landed most Ottomans were just poisoned after the first sip of water. There was also an episode where the Ottomans beheaded knight prisoners and sent their bodies floating on mock crucifixes across the harbour as mockery, and the knights responded by beheading the Ottoman prisoners and using their heads as cannonballs
I leave for Valletta tomorrow for 2 weeks. This put a smile on my face
Dr. Grandayy quietly and proudly observing
I hope he gets the chance to watch this
He is ;)
yep
@@grandayy He has arrived
@@grandayy knowing that you have seen this brings me joy
Thank you for making malta history video because its interesting and yet there are no videoes on malta history
Karlo Franić agreed :)
I’m one quarter Maltese, and since my great grandparents and their kids migrated to Australia, I’ve lost a fair amount of the history. This was a great summary of what I already know, and some more information, and I love it. Also, small tidbit about the island - it’s ridiculously small, yet it’s jam packed. You can cross the island via the bus system in a few short hours, but between them there’s fields, cities, the few random temples, catacombs, and other stuff. Also, it’s beautiful. A rough kind of beautiful, but I think it suits the history of the island.
As someone of Maltese descent, this video on my heritage brings a huge smile to my face.
nice vid
bro, how tf has almost no one seen your comment in here? 😂
btw I'm also Maltese
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Are you actually Maltese ?
@@snowyvert congrats on being maltese. I'm so proud of you
By the way, Valetta's namesake, Jean de Valette? Looking through his life story, he was the maverick biker who became the dependable authority figure.
Like rocky from Chicken Run
@@maicka4417 Not exactly. This was a guy known for being a badass. He spent a year as a slave...and more time sailing around, fighting Turkish pirates. He took no crap from anyone (one account saying he needed to be locked up for a few months because he beat the crap out of someone who slighted him). Maverick biker there. But during the Great Siege, he was always on the front despite being in his seventies, encouraging his men and giving his all. And there's the dependable authority figure. Summed up in an obituary where he was called "The Scourge of Africa and Asia and the Shield of Europe".
Put simply? A man you'd love to have as a friend...but would be your worst nightmare as an enemy.
These videos are even better than before with the geographically detailed maps. It really lends these videos great contexts. ^^
Thank you for this video, so glad you covered our little island. You made many Maltese fans of your channel very happy😄💕
Well then, I didn't expect to have mad respect towards the Maltese today.
As a maltese person, I thank thee
Take the advice of a Maltese.. Don't try and pronounce Ggantija ever again. But great video thou
As a Maltese dude I agree
As someone who enjoys learning other languages, keep trying to pronounce all the words
i like how he couldn't pronounce the G with a dot and the normal g and the j as a y :P . sounded like a cowboy yeeeeha :P
Then how are we supposed to pronounce it?
@@olivercetus6956 hmm this is the simplest way i can recommend. Gigante in italian means giant so the 1st G of gigante is spelled same as the 1st G of Ggantija the 2nd g is spelled the same way as ge, an part is spell like saying un -cool un-safe , t is spelled like you are trying to spit but you aren't so you hold your tongue on the top of your mouth and try to make a treble sound and repeat te te te te. The i part is spelled like saying the e when you say yeee^ ha the elongated e emphasis is same as the i instead its shorter but same tone. the ja part is like saying ya in german ya ya this is gud :) .
Sry its long but its the simplest way take it peace by peace and you can spell Ggantija
I lived in Malta in my early 20's for a couple of years and to say it's influence on me was profound would be an extraordinary understatement. I love that island more than I could ever express and will always consider it my one true home. This was an absolutely incredible whirlwind tour of the island's rich and sometimes mind boggling history. Thank you for this.
Honestly, the bit about the Great Siege gave me goosebumps. The fact that such a narrative endurance was real... pretty cool.
I went to Malta this year and absolute fell in love with it. Its stunning, as Blue points out, but so accessible and you can reasonably explore the whole country. Everyone speaks English, a benefit of Empire to those of us belonging to the Anglosphere, and everything feels so genuine. Cannot recommend Malta enough for your next holiday!
Malta's amazing, holiday there, 6 weeks a year.
Already booked my flight and hotel. First vacation I’ll have in five years.
I immediately thought of the Maltese dog because I have one and I laughed when you mentioned it!
Also he is a very good boi indeed
The Hospitallers are like the only wholesome part of the crusades, and I love them.
I've been waiting for a video like this for ages thank you for making this video it really makes me proud to be a maltese citizen
Blue: "Malta passed to the Dominion of Angevin ENGLAND in 1266." What? Charles I of Anjou had nothing to do with England! He was the son of Louis VIII of France and Blanche of Castile. England also had an Angevin Dynasty as Henry II was the son of the Count of Anjou but in 1204, Philip II of France seized Anjou from Henry's descendants and Anjou became a title handed to sons of the French Kings. Charles I of Anjou lost Malta (and Sicily) to Aragon but his descendants ruled Naples and Hungary for some time. You should have said "Malta passed to the Dominion of an Angevin ruler from France in 1266."
Lol "Malta" means "Orange" in my language.
Funny stuff.
Pakistani?
@@mediterraneanmapping9657 Something like that, yeah.
@@maglorian Use it wisely.
@@maglorian According to that logic, Portugal is now Dutch clay because it means orange in a whole bunch of languages.
In Finnish "Malta" means "wait" or "be patient".
From all the Maltese I sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart. You made us all cry with joy and prideness :)
Thank you for putting the ad at the end! Love your vids!
Definately using Malta as a D&D setting. That island be dope as hell! Thanks for informing us!
The Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem , Rhodes and Malta are like the turbo chads of historical warriors .
I love the duality, defending and healing.
@@shorewall clerics / paladins OP
This has to be one of the best video comments sections on an absolutely mad-awesome video. Very impressed by this incredible history, especially as one with a particular affinity for small stubborn nations with big hearts. Malta really exemplifies that European trait of wheens of contentious time in an incredibly tiny space.
Learning about the little histories of countries like this gives me immense joy. It's amazing to learn not only of a smaller country that endured so much historical smackdown and still came out on top! Seriously! I always cheer when I rewatch this about their resilence during the Ottoman Siege and also the Blitz. Truly amazing.
I'm from Malta, this makes me really happy. Thank you Blue, you made my day
Que the influx of Maltese mentioning they're Maltese in the comments.
source: am Maltese
100% accurate
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@@holczy0 Woomy
@@beezyo3042 *woomy*
As a Scot, I can relate. Also to the insurmountable odds vs home advantage and stubbornness thing, and the weird relationship with the idea of Britishness, and the ancient rocks dedicated to incomprehensible goddesses...
But mostly to the "compulsion to mention nationality at every given opportunity" thing.
Oh, also the good seafood. I just assume you folks have rocking fish dishes.
whoo I visited Malta a month ago, fell in love with it and now my favorite channel uploads a video about Maltese history
I was in Malta a few years ago for 5 weeks for school. I learned a bit of the history, but there was so much I forgot and so much I didn't know before watching this. Makes me even more determined to go back eventually
I remember discovering the great siege thanks to AoE3's campaign. That first mission was fun
It's so nice to give much deserved focus to a nation which played such an influential regional role throughout history. Keep up the amazing work!
Aaahh it's videos like these were im reminded how proud I am of my country's history
I'm Maltese and i thank you very much for all of this work, so happy