During her family holiday in Malta this summer, Time Team's Producer/Director Emily Boulting took the opportunity to carry out a spot of research. Even better, she filmed it for us!
For over 250 years, Malta (an island nation in the Mediterranean) was the main powerbase of the Knights Hospitaller, and many of the order's records are still held today at the national Bibliotheca, Valletta.
Often digging in the archives can be as productive as digging in the ground. Amazingly, with the help of library staff, Emily tracked down the 500-year-old records for our site, situated somewhere on Welsh borders, 2,000 miles away!
Elizabeth Neill
2022-08-19 04:07:23 +0000 UTC