| ABORIGINAL | First or earliest in the historical or scientific record (10) |
| MUSEUM | Place where objects of artistic, historical or scientific interest are exhibited (6) |
| PROTO | Denotes the first or earliest (5) |
| MAIDEN | First or earliest (6) |
| ELF | Whimsical child or earliest little fairy (3) |
| BARRINGTON | Village in Somerset, site of a Tudor mansion that was dressed to represent Cardinal Wolsey's home in the historical drama Wolf Hall (10) |
| INVERARNAN | Small hamlet near Ardlui which is the only settlement in the historical county of Perthshire with a Glasgow postcode (10) |
| EVERETT | Actor in the historical drama based on the novel The Name of the Rose, Rupert ------- (7) |
| KENFOLLETT | Author of the historical novel The Pillars of the Earth |
| CLAIREFOY | Actress who plays Queen Elizabeth II in the historical drama TV series The Crown and also starred in Crossbones as Kate Balfour: 2 wds. |
| VANESSAKIRBY | Actress who played Princess Margaret in the historical drama TV series The Crown and also starred in Hobbs and Shaw as Hattie Shaw: 2 wds. |
| MATTSMITH | Actor who played Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh in the historical drama TV series The Crown and also starred in Party Animals as Danny Foster: 2 wds. |
| ALEX | ___ Jennings actor who played Duke of Windsor in the historical drama TV series The Crown and also starred in My Fair Lady as Henry Higgins |
| CALLOW | Actor in films including Amadeus and A Room with a View who plays the Duke of Sandringham in the historical drama series Outlander (6) |
| GREY | Prime minister whose love affair with Georgiana, the 5th Duke of Devonshire's wife, is depicted in the historical film The Duchess (4) |
| HUGHLAURIE | British comic actor who played George in the third and fourth series of the historical sitcom Blackadder (4,6) |
| OFSCOTS | Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie star in the historical drama Mary Queen ___ (2,5) |
| HORATIO | Ioan Gruffudd's lead role in the historical series Hornblower (7) |
| OTELLO | Opera written in the historical play "After Aida" |
| SPEER | Hugo _, Lucius in the historical fantasy drama Britannia (5) |
