The Quest for Eric Milner-White Allen Warren
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A prominent churchman for over 50 years, Eric Milner-White is best known for inaugurating the first Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College, Cambridge on Christmas Eve 1918. This, for many, became the beginning of Christmas across the English -speaking world.
But very little is known about his life as a whole. There is no biographical study, partly because he destroyed all personal material relating to his life and was notoriously secretive.
Historian Allen Warren, author of More than Nine Lessons and Carols, explores the man behind the mask and asks whether Milner-White’s distinctive contribution to English life still has anything to say in the 21st century.
Join Allen and discover more about the life, career and personality of York’s most remarkable 20th-century Dean.
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You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from Fox Lane Books, a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too.
Image credit: The Provost and Fellows of King's College, Cambridge
About the speaker
After graduating from Oxford, Allen Warren spent the whole of his professional career in the History Department at the University of York of which he was head from 1996 to 2003, retiring in 2011. He was awarded the MBE in 2010 for services to higher education. More than Nine Lessons and Carols: The Life of Eric Milner White; Dean of King's [1918-1941] and Dean of York [1941-1963] is published by Sacristy Press.
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