Martyn Downer

MARTYN DOWNER is the bestselling author of Nelson's Purse (Bantam Press, 2004) and Nelson's Lost Jewel (The History Press, 2017). As the former Head of Jewellery at Sotheby's, he is the world's foremost specialist on the objects, relics and artefacts relating to the life and career of Admiral Lord Nelson.

MARTYN DOWNER is the bestselling author of Nelson's Purse (Bantam Press, 2004) and Nelson's Lost Jewel (The History Press, 2017). As the former Head of Jewellery at Sotheby's, he is the world's foremost specialist on the objects, relics and artefacts relating to the life and career of Admiral Lord Nelson. See less