Robert Frost, FBA

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

Area of Expertise

History
History of the Polish-Lithuanian Union
History of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Early Modern MIlitary History
History of Early Modern Sweden
The Thirty Years War

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Research Output 1986 2019

10 Citations
23 Chapter
8 Article
6 Book
5 Conference contribution

Etiopczyk i słoń? Ludwika Maria Gonzaga i rola królowej w monarchii elekcyjnej (1645-1667)

Translated title of the contribution: The Ethiopian and the Elephant? Louise Marie Gonzaga and queenship in an electoral monarchy, 1645-1667Frost, R. I., Aug 2019, Ludwika Maria Gonzaga (1611-1667).: Między Paryżem a Warszawą. Kalinowska, A. & Tyszka, P. (eds.). 1 ed. Warsaw: Zamek Królewski w Warszawie, p. 15-50 35 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Monarchy

Queenship

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

Saxony

Lithuania

Political Union

Poland

Saxons

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

Booklet

Parliament

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

Poland