_See_ Anarchist, Astor Place, Austin, Birmingham, Blackburn, Boston, Bread, Bristol, Chartism, Donauwörth, Draft, Evil May Day, Glasgow, Gordon, Hyde Park, Kimberley, Luddite, Mitchelstown, Morant Bay, O.P., Porteous, Rebecca, Tithe, Trafalgar Square, Twenge’s. Robert the Devil. The younger brother of Richard, Duke of Normandy, was so called. He rebelled against his brother, and, finding himself worsted, feigned submission, and invited the Duke and his chief followers to a banquet, where he poisoned them, and succeeded to the Dukedom. Roberts’ March. The famous march of Lord Roberts (then Sir Frederick) to the relief of Kandahar. He started from Kabul in August, 1880, with 10,000 troops and 8,000 camp followers, taking provisions for the whole march, as it was impossible to procure supplies _en route_. The distance of 318 miles was accomplished in twenty-three days, inclusive of halts. Robin Redbreasts. _See_ Bow Street Runners. Robot. A form of the _corvée_, in existence in Bosnia and Herzegovina under Turkish rule. It was abolished by the Austrians in 1892. Rock, Captain. The name adopted by the leader of an Irish agrarian society in 1822. Roeskild, Treaty of. A treaty between Denmark and Sweden, signed in 1656, after the successful campaign of Charles X of Sweden. Denmark thereby surrendered all her remaining Swedish possessions. Rogue Money. A tax levied in Scotland in former times, the proceeds of which were applied to the apprehension and prosecution of criminals. It was first raised by statute in the reign of George I. Rohosz. In ancient Poland a self-constituted assembly of nobles, who took the lead in calling the nobility to arms when force became necessary to enable them to obtain from the King satisfaction of their demands. It was practically a revolutionary committee. Roi Citoyen. Louis Philippe of France was called the Citizen King. Roi des Barricades. A nickname of Louis Philippe, whose accession was preceded by an _émeute_ lasting three days, during which the mob raised numerous barricades in the streets of Paris. Roi du Roi. A sobriquet of Cardinal Richelieu, who during the reign of Louis XIII (1610-1643) was the real ruler of France. The same title was bestowed on Anne de Joyeuse, because of his ascendency over Henri III (1574-1589). Roi Panade. A nickname of Louis XVIII of France. Roi Soleil. A sobriquet of Louis XIV of France. Rois Fainéans. A name given to the later kings of the Merovingian dynasty, who took no part in the government of their States, leaving all public affairs in the hands of the Maire du Palais. Roman Triumvirate, 1848. A Provisional Government established by the revolutionary party in Rome in 1848. It consisted of Counts Corsini, Camerata and Galetti. Roman Triumvirate, 1849.