Set the scene.
Sir Clement West bought the house from Caterina Abela in 1534. The following year he donated it to the English langue of the Order.
Here’s the twist.
A separate apartment beside the auberge accommodated the Turcopolier, the senior official of the English langue. Oliver Starkey later lived in that neighbouring house.
Why it still matters.
The Reformation disrupted the langue’s future. The building’s history connects an ordinary property transaction with much wider religious and political changes.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.