

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A Clash of Two Centuries – Change and Decline in Malta and the Mediterranean Fleet c.1900-1914
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The Malta Historical Society invites you to attend a public talk:

A clash of two centuries – Change and Decline in Malta and the Mediterranean Fleet c. 1900-1914. 

By James Hamberger

25th March, at 6:30pm

St Edward's College, Birgu

This event is being held in collaboration with St Edward's College and is sponsored by The Alfred Mizzi Foundation

Sinopsis

At the dawn of the twentieth century, the Mediterranean Fleet was at its numerical height and remained the most important fighting force for the British Empire. This crucial role was reflected in the investment being made in the naval facilities of her headquarters; Malta. 
However, due to a combination of geopolitical and technological revolutions, the fates of both the British Mediterranean Fleet and Malta would be reliant on external factors that would result in the decline of a Fleet, the collapse of an economy, and the dependence on old rivals for Mediterranean defence. 


The Speaker

James Hamberger works as the Cultural Manager for the Eastern Regional Council and is the current Secretary of the Malta Historical Society. He graduated in 2019 with a Bachelors of Arts (Honours) in European and Global History, and obtained his Masters of Art in History in 2022. Previously, James worked with Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna as a custodian, then Site Keeper of the Lascaris War Rooms and finally Valletta Senior Site Keeper. 

James’ research focusses on the development of British naval policy in the Mediterranean between 1890 and 1914, and how these developments impacted Malta as a naval base and colony. His bachelor’s dissertation took on a micro-historical approach to examining life in the Mediterranean Fleet between in the last decade of the nineteenth century, utilising diaries of a British Paymaster found within the archives of the Maritime Museum. His Master’s dissertation took a marco-historical approach to study the context of Mediterranean and the security challenges posed to Britian in the early 20th century, and how these realities impacted British naval policy, and as a result, Malta. 

James has had work published in the Malta University Historical Society’s Journal (Storja – 2023), and the Malta Historical Society’s Journal (Victorian and Edwardian Malta - Proceedings of History Week 2019).
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- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Cospicua
- **state**: MA
- **country**: Malta
- **location**: St Edward's College, Malta
- **lat**: 35.881545319368
- **long**: 14.529273151428
- **full address**: St Edward's College, Malta, Triq San Dwardu,Vittoriosa, Cospicua, Malta

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- **organizer**: The Malta Historical Society (https://allevents.in/org/the-malta-historical-society/20592506)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 25 Mar, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** St Edward's College, Malta, Triq San Dwardu,Vittoriosa, Cospicua, Malta
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Malta Historical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
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