| POITIERS | Battle of 1356 in which the English, under the Black Prince, triumphed over the French (8) |
| BANNOCKBURN | Site in central Scotland of a 1314 battle at which the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, triumphed over the English (11) |
| ALICEINWONDERLAND | Fantastic girl, elected, having triumphed over the German state |
| WON | Triumphed over the competition |
| CRECY | First decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War, in which the English under Edward III defeated the French forces of Philip VI (1346) |
| HEAVENLY | ___ Creatures 1994 psychological thriller film in which the English actress Kate Winslet (birthday today) made her film debut |
| TRAFALGAR | 1805 naval battle in which the English under Nelson defeated the French and Spanish (9) |
| PHILIPPA | ____ of Hainault, queen consort of England 1328-1369, and mother of the Black Prince (8) |
| REPARTEE | The skill with which the English peer falls about making witty conversation (8) |
| INVICTAS | Cars like the Black Prince and the 4A litre S-Type (8) |
| OTTERBURN | Village in Northumbedand near the scene of a moonlight battle fought in 1388 by the English under Sir Henry Percy and the Scottish under James, 2nd Earl of Douglas (9) |
| MASTERED | Triumphed over (8) |
| FLODDEN | Battle of 1513 in Northumberland in which the English gained victory over the Scots (7) |
| DEFEATED | Triumphed over |
| LANCASTER | The red rose house in the War of the Roses, it finally triumphed over York at the Battle of Bosworth |
| EDWARD | King of England whose army defeated the French force under Philip Vi at the Battle of Crecy, where his son the Black Prince acquired the emblem of three white feathers (6) |
| JOAN | Known as the Fair Maid of Kent, the forename of the wife of Edward the Black Prince who was the mother of Richard II (4) |
| THEPALE | Medieval area of Ireland in which the English had sole control after invasion |
| CROWNJEWELS | Collection of 141 ceremonial treasures in the Tower of London, including the Black Prince's Ruby and the Koh-i-Noor diamond (5,6) |
| AGINCOURT | 1415 battle at which the English defeated the French (9) |
