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> But a year later when he was arrested for his participation in what many assume to be a brawl, the knights imprisoned the artist at Fort St Angelo and expell
by kartan 8y ago
> But a year later when he was arrested for his participation in what many assume to be a brawl, the knights imprisoned the artist at Fort St Angelo and expelled him from the Order.
For the only things I know Malata now are gambling, as a tax haven, and for the assassination of a journalist (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/17/malta-protecting-mastermind-journalist-daphne-caruana-galizia-says-husband https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/17/malta-protecti...).
Not so much to do with the idealized world of knights and gentlemen.
- craftyguy 8y agoI'm pretty sure the order that this article is about does not run the government. Based on my limited knowledge of history, orders like this were generally citizens (super loose terminology) of a host country, rather than rulers. Malta was an exception, until the 19th century.
- purrcat259 8y agoMaltese here. Breaks my heart that that is all we might be known for right now. Even makes me feel alien in my own country sometimes.