Why Michael Petherick Chose Spain Over The French Château

Why Michael Petherick Chose Spain Over The French Château In February 2024, a court in Rennes, France delivered its verdict in a case that had been working its way through the French legal system for nearly a decade. Billy Petherick — British Army deserter turned YouTube château renovator — was found guilty of systematically looting around forty churches across Brittany and Anjou in 2014. His sentence: one year in prison and a €15,000 fine. His wife Gwendoline was fined €10,000. By that point, Michael Petherick — Billy’s brother, the other face of the family’s renovation world — had already been living in Madrid for years. He had watched it unfold from Spain.