| THANE | In history, one holding land of the king; chief of a clan (5) |
| DATES | Notable times in history one takes out (5) |
| TACHO | One holding land speed record? |
| COEUR | French for "heart"; or, Charles VII's adviser accused of poisoning said king's chief mistress, Agnes Sorel (5) |
| MOANA | Animated 2016 musical adventure film about the daughter of a chief of a Polynesian village (5) |
| TOTEM | Natural object or living creature revered as a symbol a of a clan or society, often having ritual associations (5) |
| ESSAY | Thesis returned in amongst history 1 assessments (5) |
| CHIEF | Leader of a clan (5) |
| COTERIE | A clan of prairie dogs; or, a French word, originally for a number of peasants holding land jointly from a lord, that has come to mean an exclusive circle or clique (7) |
| SHOGUN | In Japanese history, one of a line of hereditary military dictators (6) |
| RUNDALE | A system of holding land in single holdings of detached pieces (7) |
| DATU | The chief of a Moslem Moro tribe in the Philippines |
| VASSALAGE | The condition of holding land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance (9) |
| TREE | Family history, one usually with a lot of branches |
| EDITOR | Meaning "producer of games" or "publisher", chief of a newspaper or periodical, or a section of either (6) |
| EON | A lifetime of history one must develop |
| PASTICHE | Unoriginal work of history, one by cult warrior |
| ADMIRAL | Name the commanderin-chief of a navy (7) |
| FOREMAN | Chief of a group of workers (7) |
| TENANCY | Period of holding land, office |
