Elected 1978
History Early Modern History Early modern state formation; the English civil war; the origins of the British empire. Western Europe
Stuart works on the histories of violence, social relations, law, and the emotions in early modern Europe. He is currently working on the Invention of Civil Society, the sequel to Enmity and Violence in Early Modern Europe (2023).
Politics and religion in early modern Britain, Ireland and Europe; the Church of England 1560-1700; anonymity; Asian and European representations of East/West politico-cultural divisions in the 19th and 20th centuries