Rouen, William I. dies at, i. 190; besieged by Lewis VII., 254, 255; Arthur murdered at, 268; siege of, by Henry V., iii. 33, 34; Jeanne d'Arc burnt at, 54; Henry VI.'s court at, 55; besieged by Henry IV. of France, iv. 371; relieved by Parma, _ib._ Rouergue restored to Edward III., ii. 266 "Roundheads," v. 372 Roundway Down, battle of, vi. 6 Royal Society, its beginnings, vi. 132, 165, 166 Rudolf II., Emperor, v. 177 Runnymede, i. 347 Rupert, Prince, captures Brentford, vi. 3; his raid on Buckinghamshire, 9, 10; Bristol surrenders to, 12; defeated at Marston Moor, 19, 22; commands royalist ships, 71, 78; struggle with Blake, 78; sea-fights with the Dutch, 238, 277; returns to the Council, 278; his "drops," 166 Rushworth's collection of State papers, v. 72 Russell, John, Lord, iv. 47, 56. _See_ Bedford Russell, William, Lord, head of the Country party, vi. 272; correspondence with Barillon, 298; takes office, 300; supports the Exclusion, 306; resigns, 315; beheaded, 337; his attainder reversed, vii. 66 Russell, Edward, signs the invitation to William III., vii. 35; goes to the Hague, 37; commands the fleet, 77; victory at La Hogue, 78; member of the Junto, 85, 88; resigns, 98; impeached, 105 Russia, its alliance with Maria Theresa, vii. 246; treaty with George II., 247; invaded by Napoleon, 198, 200 Russia Company, iv. 284 Ruthin burnt by Owen Glyndwr, iii. 10 Ruthven, Patrick, third Lord, iv. 225, 228, 230 Rutland, Edward, Earl of (Duke of Albemarle), iii. 7, 8. _See_ Albemarle Rutland, Edmund, Earl of, iii. 78 Rutland, John Manners, ninth Earl of, vii. 23 Ruyter, Admiral De, his fights with Blake, vi. 88, 115; with Monk and Rupert, 238; with the Duke of York, 268 Rye-House plot, vi. 337 Rygge, Robert, chancellor of Oxford, ii. 340 Ryswick, Peace of, vii. 90, 91 Sacheverell, Dr., vii. 137 Sackville, Lord John, vii. 265 Sæberht, king of the East Saxons, i. 59 St. Albans, risings of townsfolk at, ii. 84, 322, 325, 330-332; battles at, iii. 73, 74, 78; chroniclers of, i. 174, 273; ii. 43, 177; council at, i. 339; Parliament at, ii. 66 St. Andrews, Cardinal Beaton murdered at, iv. 33 St. Asaph's, John Trevor, bishop of, iii. 10 St. Cloud, battle of, iii. 23 St. Domingo discovered, iv. 329; English descent on, vi. 117 St. Edmundsbury, abbey of, i. 104; town of, 311-313; battle near, 254; meeting of barons at, 344; strife of town and abbey, ii. 325-330 St. John, Henry, vii. 124; his political writings, 138; returns to office, 139; intrigues against Marlborough, 140. _See_ Bolingbroke St. John, Oliver, v. 341, vi. 81 St. Leger, Sir Anthony, iv. 62 St. Lucia conquered by England, vii. 307