| MING | Dynasty that ended in 1644 |
| PTOLEMY | Eponymous founder of the 275-year Egyptian dynasty that ended with the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC (7) |
| STRADIVARI | Luthier and stringed instrument maker born in Italy in 1644 (10) |
| GLOBEATRE | London landmark destroyed by the Puritans in 1644 |
| URBAN | Name of eight popes, the last one dying in 1644 (5) |
| PENN | William, English religious thinker and influential Quaker born in 1644 (4) |
| STRADIVARIUS | A stringed instrument made by an Italian luthier born in 1644 (12) |
| PLANTAGENET | Royal dynasty that ruled England from the ascent of Henry II in 1154 to the death of Richard III in 1485 (11) |
| TUDOR | Royal dynasty that ruled England from the accession of Henry VII in 1485 to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 (5) |
| WEI | Dynasty that ruled in North China from 220AD, found in weigela! (3) |
| HAN | Dynasty that followed the Ch'in |
| LIAO | Dynasty that fell in 1125 A.D. |
| HANOVER | Dynasty that ruled empire in the past |
| DYNASTY | In Chinese history, the Sung (960-1279), Ming (1368-1644) or Manchu (1644-1912) |
| BATH | Spa city noted for Sally Lunn buns (4 59 Chinese dynasty from 1368-1644; or, the short name of a villain in the Flash Gordon comic strips (4) |
| QING | Last Chinese dynasty (1644-1912) |
| HANOVERIAN | Relating to the dynasty that came to the British throne in 1714 (10) |
| SOMOZA | Surname of the dynasty that ruled Nicaragua from 1936 until overthrow by the Sandinistas in 1979 |
| TANG | A Scottish word for seaweed; a Chinese dynasty that succeeded the Sui; or, the shank of a chisel, file or knife that fits into its handle (4) |
| SASSANID | Any member of the native dynasty that built and ruled an empire in Persia from AD 224 to 636 (8) |
