Two of three "priceless" altar plaques, stolen from the crypt of Napoleon Bonaparte III in a Hampshire monastery, have been ...
A Derbyshire antiques dealer has found two 'priceless' plaques linked to Napoleon Bonaparte III more than 12 years after they ...
Paul Gostelow identified a motif on the prayer frames, which were taken in a burglary at a Hampshire monastery in 2014.
An antiques dealer realised they were Napoleonic by the markings he recalled seeing on TV show Lovejoy.
The former prince faces permanent disgrace and possible life imprisonment. But 300 years ago, it would’ve been a lot worse than that.