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Mark J. Stoyle FRHistS is a Tudor and Stuart British historian who specializes in the English Civil War, the nature of magic and witchcraft and the identity of key areas such as Cornwall and Wales during the early modern period. He is Professor at the University of Southampton, and also does much work on the history and landscape of Exeter where he previously lived and taught.
Mark Stoyle was raised in Mid Devon and attended school in Crediton.[1] Upon finishing school, he took part in archaeological excavations in Exeter for some years.[2] He received a BA in history in 1988.[3] In 1992, he earned his doctorate at St Peter's College, Oxford under the supervision of Gerald Aylmer.[2][4][5] After completing a Scouloudi Fellowship at the Institute of Historical Research and a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the University of Exeter, he joined the University of Southampton where he is presently a Professor of Early Modern History.[4] In 2012, he won a Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Award from the University of Southampton.[4]
Stoyle is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society,[6] Chair of its Research Support Committee,[2] and served on the Council of the Royal Historical Society until November 2016.[7] He is also a member of the editorial advisory panel of BBC History.[4]
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