British Malta

British Malta was a colony in Italy (Europe) that lasted from 1800 to 1964 CE, about 164 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Britain took Malta from the French in 1800 and made it a naval base. The island withstood heavy Axis bombing in 1940 to 1942 and was awarded the George Cross.

See British Malta on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1800 to 1964 CE

Duration

164 years

Type

Colony

Region

Italy, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Valletta

Came from

• Order of Saint John in Malta 1530 to 1798 CE

Became

• Malta 1964 CE to the present

Events in Europe during its time

• 1815 Battle of Waterloo
• 1871 Unification of Germany
• 1914 First World War begins
• 1917 Russian Revolution
• 1939 Second World War begins
• 1957 Treaty of Rome

Neighbours in Europe

• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE
• Habsburg Monarchy 1526 to 1804 CE
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present
• Russian Empire 1721 to 1917 CE
• Soviet Union 1922 to 1991 CE
• German Empire 1871 to 1918 CE
• Nazi Germany 1933 to 1945 CE
• First French Empire 1804 to 1815 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Mughal Empire 1526 to 1857 CE, South Asia
• Portuguese Brazil 1500 to 1815 CE, South America
• New Spain 1521 to 1821 CE, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Viceroyalty of Peru 1542 to 1824 CE, South America
• Qing dynasty 1636 to 1912 CE, East Asia
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean

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