Napoleon, Emperor of the French (_see_ Buonaparte), his scheme for invading England, viii. 170, 171; victories at Ulm and Austerlitz, 173; at Jena, 174; at Eylau and Friedland, 175; his Berlin Decree, 176; Milan Decree, 181; masters Spain, 185; military successes there, 187; victory at Wagram, 188; seeks the alliance of America, 192; marches on Russia, 198, 200; retreats, 200, 201; last victories, 201; fall, 203; at Elba, 205; re-enters France, 206; raises an army, 207; victory at Ligny, _ib._; defeat at Waterloo, 208-210; exile to St. Helena, 211 Narbonne sacked by the Black Prince, ii. 260 Naseby, battle of, vi. 40 Nash, Thomas, v. 8 Nassau, Lewis, Count of, iv. 298 Navarete, battle of, ii. 284 Navarre, Anthony of Bourbon, king of, iv. 206 Navy. _See_ Fleet Nectansmere, battle of, i. 89 Neerwinden, battles of, vii. 80; viii. 107 Nelson, Horatio, viii. 133, 172, 173 Nennius, i. 3 Netherlands, their importance to Philip II., iv. 255; rise against him, 256, 297, 298; alliance with Elizabeth, 311; English sympathy with, 323, 324; choose the Duke of Anjou for their sovereign, 336-338; Parma's successes in, 347; prevent Parma joining the Armada, 359; league with France and England, v. 60; submit to Philip V. of Spain, vii. 101; Marlborough's campaigns in, 117, 126, 127; invaded by Lewis XV., vii. 225; war in, 227, 231; conquered by France, viii. 109 Neufmarché, Bernard of, ii. 47 Neuss besieged by Charles the Bold, iii. 147-149 Neville, Alexander, Archbishop of York, ii. 353 Neville, Anne, iii. 137, 140 Neville, Cecily, Duchess of York, iii. 73 Neville, George, Chancellor, iii. 113, 123; Archbishop of York, 113; deprived of the seals, 130; betrays London to Edward, 142 Neville, Ralph, Earl of Westmoreland, ii. 379 Neville, house of, iii. 73, 112, 113 Neville's Cross, battle of, ii. 243 New Amsterdam, vi. 243 Newark, king John dies at, i. 356; siege of, vi. 19 Newburgh, William of, i. 174 Newbury, battles of, vi. 14, 23, 24 Newcastle-on-Tyne founded, i. 189; occupied by the Scots, v. 342; besieged by the Scots, vi. 23; Charles I. and the Scots at, 48; Parliament at, ii. 160 Newcastle, William Cavendish, first Earl, Marquis and Duke of, vi. 4, 18, 19 Newcastle, John Holies, Duke of, vii. 134 Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, vii. 218; head of the ministry, 246; refuses subsidy to Russia, 247; jealous of Pitt, 250; resigns, _ib._; joins Pitt in forming a ministry, 251; opposes Pitt, 304; retires, 305 New England, its settlement, v. 310-314; return of Independents from, vi. 28; its progress, vii. 237, 238 New Forest, William the Red slain in the, i. 198 Newgate, Friars at, ii. 12 New Holland, vii. 277