Dan Snow

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15,236 appearances 105 recordings 11 series first heard Dec 2024 last heard 2d ago

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Dan Snow's History Hit · Knights vs Ottomans: The Great Siege of Malta · 17 Sep 2026 podcast

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I mean, you go into Valletta Harbour today, and it's an awesomely fortified position. voice-verified

It feels like you're on a frontier town. voice-verified

I mean, it's like this is the front line in this great clash. voice-verified

So if people want to come to Malta and see the places where this siege happens, what is there left today? voice-verified

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So just where we are now, we've got a fortress, then there's a beautiful sort of community just beyond it. voice-verified

Very narrow alleyways and squares and churches. voice-verified

Lots of that would have been as it was at the time of the siege. voice-verified

So actually for you it's quite easy to visualise this siege because so much of the infrastructure is still here today. voice-verified

a lot of those big powerfully built buildings proved very useful in the Second World War when the Brits and allies were trying to protect Malta against the Axis powers. voice-verified

Well, thank you very much, Kirsty. voice-verified

If you want to come and check out the sites that Kirsty's been talking so beautifully about, come and see the places where the Great Siege played out, then you can do so. voice-verified

This podcast has been supported by Visit Malta and Heritage Malta for our first on-location filmed podcast, which you can watch on YouTube. voice-verified

If you want to come, just go to www.visitmalta.com. voice-verified

We're going to put that link in the show notes. voice-verified

Come and check it out. voice-verified

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