The search is on for the first jester in 300 years at an ancient castle in the Lake District. The contest, which is being dubbed Fool Factor, will take place in June at Muncaster Castle. Applicants ...

which owns Muncaster Castle, has lived there for more than 800 years. Several centuries ago, the family employed a jester called Tom Skelton, believed to be the original Tom Fool, who is often ...

Entertainers will be attempting to make fools of themselves as they vie for a historic title. Muncaster Castle in Cumbria is thought to be the only castle in the world to appoint a modern day jester.

A castle that boasts of being the original home of Tom Fool is seeking a modern-day jester for its festivities. Muncaster Castle in the Lake District claims to be the only castle in the world ...

In the fourth of the series we speak to a court jester ... fools - people who we now call mentally disabled - and the wise fools, who would essentially provide satire. Visitors to Warwick Castle ...

The search is on for the first jester in 300 years at an ancient castle in the Lake District. The contest, which is being dubbed Fool Factor, will take place in June at Muncaster Castle.