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Jonathan and Jane Ruffer have spent a small fortune restoring Bishop Auckland Palace as well as aiming to revive the fortunes ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Francisco de Zurbarán, “Zebulun” (1640–45), oil on canvas, 78 1/2 x 40 1/2 inches (© The Auckland Project/Zurbarán Trust, photo by Robert LaPrelle); Francisco de Zurbarán, “Asher” (1640–45), oil on ...

The Zurbaran paintings and other works hanging in Auckland Castle's Long Dining Room. (Colin Davison/Auckland Castle Trust/ Zurbaran Trust.) The Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University is one ...

‘Gather around, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come,” Jacob tells his sons in Genesis. Gather around, I add, that I may tell you what will happen if you visit “Zurbarán: Jacob ...

A former power base of some of northern England’s most influential figures is to open to the public following a three-year conservation project. Auckland Castle, formerly the private palace of the ...

John Castling (left) and Prof Chris Gerrard (right) will bring the post-excavation process to Bishop Auckland's town centre Historic findings from a medieval palace are to be analysed in front of the ...

Historic findings from a medieval palace are to be analysed in front of the public as part of an "open laboratory". The objects, which were uncovered after years of excavations at Auckland Castle, ...