https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/3166 Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:06:39 GMT 2026-06-28T00:06:39Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147676 Title: A history of heraldry Abstract: Warren Bugeja explores the history and linguistic symbolism of heraldry, tracing the evolution of coats of arms from medieval battlefield identification to the changing legal status of the Maltese nobility. The article focuses on the establishment of the Office of the Chief Herald of Arms of Malta at Fort St Elmo, which now serves as the official state-recognized authority for regulating and granting armorial bearings. Mon, 03 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147676 2021-05-03T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147655 Title: Malta, Nelson and a cuckolded English aristocrat's tortured soul Abstract: Lino Bugeja analyzes how 18th-century travelogues, particularly Jean Houel's Voyage Pittoresque, placed Malta on the European Grand Tour itinerary. The article focuses on the 1800 visit to Malta and Gozo by the British Ambassador to Naples, Sir William Hamilton, his wife Lady Emma, and Admiral Lord Nelson, detailing their complicated personal relations and the social reactions of the era. Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147655 2015-06-28T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147587 Title: 19th century Maltese migrants in Tunisia Abstract: Joseph Brincat jirrevedi l-ktieb ta' Arnold Cassola dwar l-emigrazzjoni tal-Maltin lejn il-bliet kostali tat-Tuniżija bejn l-1836 u l-1844. L-artiklu janalizza l-kundizzjonijiet soċjali, l-impjiegi, l-integrazzjoni kulturali, u l-bidliet onomastiċi fil-kunjomijiet Maltin kif irreġistrati fl-arkivji tal-parroċċi Tuniżini. Sun, 09 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147587 2021-05-09T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147525 Title: In XVIIth century Malta : the use of amulets and magic words against physical danger Abstract: This article examines the use of amulets, magical formulas and protective charms in seventeenth-century Malta, drawing on records of the Inquisition to illustrate popular beliefs concerning protection from physical danger and evil influences. It also discusses the Church’s response to such practices and compares these historical superstitions with surviving folk customs and devotional practices in modern Malta. Sun, 04 Dec 1966 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/147525 1966-12-04T00:00:00Z