| PLANTAGENETS | Henry III, Richard II and Henry V, for example (12) |
| HOTSPUR | Shakespeare represented Sir Percy Henry in Richard II and Henry IV as which character? (7) |
| SUV | Ford Explorer or Honda CR-V for example: Abbr. |
| LELY | Artist who popularised mezzotint in England and painted the Windsor Beauties and portraits of figures including Charles II and Henry Vane the Younger (4) |
| GIEGLUD | Actor remembered for Shakespearean roles including Hamlet, Lear, Leontes and Richard II and for films including Oh! What a Lovely War, Arthur, Gandhi, Prospero's Books and The Power of One (7) |
| ROBERTDENIRO | Best Supporting Actor Oscar-winner for The Godfather Part II and Best Actor Oscar-winner for Raging Bull |
| GAUNT | Thin and haggard; John of -----, uncle to the English king, Richard II, and father of Henry IV (5) |
| RYEHOUSEPLOT | A 1683 plan to assassinate Charles II and his brother |
| HENRYIV | Son of John of Gaunt known as Bolingbroke who overthrew Richard II and reigned from 1399-1413 (5,1,1) |
| OWENGLENDOWER | Anglicised name of the Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV and Henry V between 1400 and 1415 (4,9) |
| LANCASTRIAN | Henry V, for instance, isn't a carnal play |
| BARDOLPH | Companion of Falstaff hanged in Henry V for robbing a French church (8) |
| PISTOL | Swaggering soldier who appears in William Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V |
| OLIVIER | He starred in classic films of Hamlet and Henry V |
| KENILWORTH | ____ Castle, fortification in Warwickshire whose owners included John of Gaunt and Henry V (10) |
| ELEANOR | Name shared by the wives of Henry II, Henry III and Edward I of England |
| DIEU | - et mon droit ; words adopted by Henry V for English/British monarchs that feature on the UK's Royal Arms (4) |
| NYM | Who is the incorrigible rogue in The Merry Wives of Windsor and Henry V who loses his betrothed, Mis |
| BEFRIENDED | Members debriefed Henry III, and fraternised |
| MARSHAL | William, regent of England for the nine-year-old Henry III (7) |
