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The Crown Colony of the Island of Malta and its Dependencies (commonly known as the Crown Colony of Malta or simply Malta) was the British colony in the Maltese islands, today the modern Republic of Malta.
Learn about Malta's history from ancient times to the present, including its colonial past as a British protectorate and a Crown Colony. Find out how Malta became independent, a republic, and a member of the European Union.
In 1624, the Crown revoked the royal charter earlier granted to the Virginia Company, and assumed direct government of the colony. A Crown colony or royal colony was a colony governed by England, and then Great Britain or the United Kingdom within the English and later British Empire.
The history of British colonialism in Malta covers the period between 1814, when Malta became a Crown Colony as a result of the Treaty of Paris, and 1964, when Malta became independent,...
Malta was a Crown Colony of the United Kingdom from 1814 to 1964, when it became independent and joined the British Commonwealth. The United States recognized Malta and established diplomatic relations with it in 1964.
The restoration of Church property, the reestablishment of law and administration on lines to which the people were accustomed before the French invasion, and the claiming for the Crown of the vast landed property of the knights, were the first cares of British civil rule.
The Crown Colony of the Island of Malta and its Dependencies (commonly known as the Crown Colony of Malta or simply Malta) was the British colony in the Maltese islands, today the modern Republic of Malta. It was established when the Malta Protectorate was transformed into a British Crown colony in.
