| WOLFHALL | Historical drama series about the rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of Henry VIII: 2 wds. |
| ICLAUDIUS | Robert Graves' historical novel about the unlikely rise to power of a Roman emperor (1,8) |
| JAMES | English actor whose TV roles include Thomas Cromwell in The Tudors and Sarek in Star Trek: Discovery (5,5) |
| FRAIN | English actor whose TV roles include Thomas Cromwell in The Tudors and Sarek in Star Trek: Discovery (5,5) |
| RYLANCE | Which Oscar-winning actor played Thomas Cromwell in the BBC's Wolf Hall trilogy? (7) |
| WYATT | Poet who popularised the sonnet at the court of Henry VIII; Anne Boleyn's rumoured lover, he spent a month in the Tower of London until her execution (5) |
| HOLBEIN | Portraitist of the 16th century noted for depictions of prominent figures at the court of Henry VIII (7) |
| LUTES | Instruments played by Mark Smeaton at the court of Henry VIII and in numerous performances by the late by Julian Bream (5) |
| WOLF | - Hall, Hilary Mantel novel set in the court of Henry VIII (4) |
| VICTORIA | Historical drama series about the early rule of the Empress of India |
| THECROWN | Historical drama series about the rule of Queen Elizabeth II: 2 wds. |
| WELLS | Author, "H G", who wrote about the rise of machines in his iconic novel The War of the Worlds (5) |
| REIGN | Historical drama series about the early life of Mary Queen of Scots |
| CROWN | The _, historical drama series about the life of Queen Elizabeth II (5) |
| MAP | Clerk in the court of Henry II whose miscellany De Nugis Curialium (Courtiers' Trifles) was translated by medievalist and antiquarian ghoststory writer M. R. James in 1923 (3) |
| CABLE | ___ Girls Spanish language period drama series about the lives of four young women working in telecommunications in the 1920s |
| ELTHAM | ___ Ordinances - Cardinal Wolsey's failed 1526 reform of the court of Henry VIII (6) |
| PRAIRIE | Historical drama series about the Ingalls family, Little House On The - - - (7) |
| NASEBY | Village in Northamptonshire; site of a 1645 victory for Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War |
| TALLIS | Premier English composer at the court of Henry VIII (6) |