Research Output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests:
I am interested in the history of the Polish-Lithuanian union, 1385-1795 and its political and social systems, in particular on the period of the Vasa dynasty, 1587-1648. I have a particular interest in the reign of King John Casimir (Jan Kazimierz), 1648-1668, and his wife, Louise Marie of Gonzaga. I also have interests in the history of warfare in northern and eastern Europe in the early modern period. I have a subsidiary research interest in Swedish political and military history in the early modern period.
Research Keywords: Poland-Lithuania; Poland; Lithuania; Ukraine; Vasa dynasty; King John Casimir; Queen Louise Marie Gonzaga; Northern Wars; Military Revolution.
Teaching Responsibilities:
European History 1400-1800; History of Poland-Lithuania; the Thirty Years War; the Military Revolution; the history of political union.
Qualifications:
PhD, University of London, 1990
Diploma in Polish Language and Culture, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, 1981
MA (Hons) in Modern History, University of St Andrews, 1980
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Research Output
Etiopczyk i słoń? Ludwika Maria Gonzaga i rola królowej w monarchii elekcyjnej (1645-1667)
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Some Hidden Thunder: Hanover, Saxony and the Management of Political Union, 1697–1763
Frost, R. I., 1 Oct 2019, The Hanoverian Succession in Great Britain and its Empire. Sirota, B. S. & Macinnes, A. I. (eds.). 1 ed. Boydell & Brewer, p. 193-211 19 p. (Studies in Early Modern Cultural, Political and Social History).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
The Union of Lublin, 1569, 2019/Unia Lubelska z 1569r. w roku 2019
Frost, R. I., Jul 2019, 1 ed. Warsaw: Kancelaria Sejmu/Chancellery of the Sejm. 28 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
Elective Monarchy in Transylvania and Poland-Lithuania, 1569-1587. By Felicia Rosu. Oxford University Press. 2017. xvii + 221pp. £60.00. Reviews and Short Notices
Frost, R., Dec 2018, In : History . 103, 358, p. 872-874 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
Legacies of Union: Poland and Britain
Frost, R. I., 20 Apr 2018, Crossing Points: UK-Poland: Common interests, shared concerns. Bacon, R. (ed.). 1 ed. London: British Council, p. 62-68 7 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Activities
'Although the king dies, authority does not perish': Commonwealth, Political Union and Regime Change, 1547-1707
Robert Ian Frost (Keynote speaker)
12 Jan 2019
Activity: Talk, presentation, public lecture, public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange › Invited talk
From Grunwald to the September Campaign. An Overview of Polish Military History
Robert Ian Frost (Speaker)
19 Feb 2019
Activity: Talk, presentation, public lecture, public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange › Public Engagement
Unia to było udany eksperiment
Robert Frost (Speaker)
Jul 2019
Activity: Talk, presentation, public lecture, public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange › Public Engagement
The Significance of the Union of Lublin. Past, Present, Future.
Robert Frost (Speaker)
14 Dec 2019
Activity: Talk, presentation, public lecture, public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange › Public Lecture/debate/seminar
The Long Road to Lublin
Robert Ian Frost (Interviewee)
8 Aug 2019
Activity: Talk, presentation, public lecture, public engagement, outreach and knowledge exchange › Web based media
Press / Media
The Making of the Polish-Lithuanian Union 1385-1569
29/09/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Prizes
Best foreign-language publication promoting the History of Poland
Frost, Robert (Recipient), 9 Jan 2018
Prize: Awards, Distinctions, Medals, and Prizes
Early Slavic Studies Association Distinguished Scholarship Award.
Frost, Robert (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Awards, Distinctions, Medals, and Prizes
Election to Fellowship of the British Academy
Frost, Robert (Recipient), Jul 2016
Prize: Election to learned society
Election to Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society
Frost, Robert (Recipient), 1993
Prize: Election to learned society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frost, Robert (Recipient), Mar 2020
Prize: Election to learned society