Craig Muldrew

Craig Muldrew is Professor of Early Modern Economic and Social History in the Faculty of History at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Queens' College. As Director of Postgraduate Studies, he oversees advanced historical research programs across the university.

His research examines two primary areas: the economic and social role of trust in early modern English markets (1500-1700), particularly how reputation-based credit systems functioned; and the living standards and material culture of agricultural laborers during England's industrious revolution. His monograph 'Food, Energy and the Industrious Revolution' (CUP, 2011) critically engages theories about consumption patterns and labor practices.

Key research themes include:

• Credit networks and community relations
• Rural labor and consumption patterns
• Material culture analysis
• Legal frameworks for economic disputes
• Habsburg economic systems

Recent publications explore Habsburg political economy, millenarian communication networks, and migration theory, with geographical focus expanding to Central Europe and the Atlantic world. Methodologically, he combines economic history with cultural analysis.

He teaches undergraduate courses on European history, material culture, and Habsburg-Ottoman borderlands, while supervising graduate research on early modern social and economic topics. Long-term projects examine self-control concepts in community formation and local credit systems in 18th-century England.