• The Siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs The Ottomans

  • Feb 12 2025
  • Length: 45 mins
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The Siege of Malta: Knights Hospitaller vs The Ottomans

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  • This is the story of Suleiman the Magnificent's attempt to conquer Malta, the headquarters of a Catholic military order that had become a thorn in his side. They were known as the Knights Hospitaller, and the siege to come would pit Grand Master Jean de Valette and his force of outnumbered defenders against an elite Ottoman army.


    For this, we're joined by Marcus Bull, author of 'The Great Siege of Malta'. Marcus takes us through this tale of siege warfare and explains how luck as much as skill helped the defenders to hold out long enough for the siege to be broken.


    Produced by James Hickmann and edited by Matthew Peaty.


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