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Jean de la Valette, grand master of the Knights of St. John, did all he could to fortify Malta against the inevitable Turkish assault. (Francois Xavier Dupre/Bridgeman Images)
Jean de la Valette, grand master of the Knights of St. John, did all he could to fortify Malta against the inevitable Turkish assault. (Francois Xavier Dupre/Bridgeman Images)