| BOLINGBROKE | Henry, son of John of Gaunt, who became King Henry IV of England (11) |
| JOHNOFGAUNT | Son of King Edward III and father of King Henry IV of England |
| FRANCOISRAVAILLAC | Catholic zealot who assassinated King Henry IV of France in 1610 (8,9) |
| LANCASTRIAN | Description of John of Gaunt, and of Nelson |
| HENRY | Eldest son of John of Gaunt and grandson of King Edward III of England (5) |
| HENRYIV | Son of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster born in Bolingbroke Castle in 1367 who became the subject of two plays by William Shakespeare (5,2) |
| CANUTE | King of Denmark and Norway who became King of England in the early 11th century (6) |
| GAUNT | John of ___, son of Edward III and father of Henry IV of Britain (5) |
| EDGAR | Brother of Eadwig who became king of England in 959 (5) |
| CNUT | Viking who became king of England in 994, best known by the English version of his name (4) |
| SOLOMON | Son of David and Bathsheba who became king of Israel (7) |
| SARPEDON | In Greek mythology, a son of Zeus who became king of Lycia (8) |
| UNCLE | Relationship of John of Gaunt to King Richard II |
| FELIPE | Who became King of Spain in 2014 following the abdication of hhis father Juan Carlos? (6) |
| GHENT | Flanders birthplace of John of Gaunt (5) |
| ACASTUS | In Greek myth, an argonaut who became king of Iolcus |
| SWASH | Joe ___, soap actor who became King of the Jungle (5) |
| MARIEDEMEDICI | Queen of France as the second wife of King Henry IV |
| ALFRED | King of Wessex who succeeded his elder brother Ethelred I in 871 and became king of all England in c886 (6) |
| THESEUS | Legendary slayer of the Minotaur who became king of Athens |
