Parallels between Malta’s Great Siege and the Siege of Szigetvár, Hungary

Parallels between Malta’s Great Siege and the Siege of Szigetvár, Hungary

By seeking, on the one hand, to look beneath the layered traditions of passionate patriotic myth-making and fictionalisation, and, on the other, to consciously recognise their exceptional significance in the spirit of historical objectivity, this article seeks to revisit these heroic episodes to honour the endurance and sacrifice they embody within world history.“‘Nothing is better...