| OLDENGLISH | Language spoken in Britain before the Norman Conquest |
| PENNY | In Britain before 1971, a bronze or copper coin worth one twelfth of a shilling (5) |
| DANELAW | Rules in force in England before the Norman conquest |
| HOUSECARL | Before the Norman Conquest, a member of the bodyguard of a Danish or English king or noble (9) |
| MLXII | Four years before the Norman Conquest |
| MLIV | 12 years before the Norman Conquest |
| NORWICH | East Anglian city that was a major centre of commerce before the Norman Conquest |
| ANGLOSAXON | The language spoken in England between the 5th Century and the Norman Conquest (5-5) |
| MIDDLEENGLISH | The language of parts of Britain from the Norman Conquest until the late 15th Century (6,7) |
| DARCY | Part of the 'Salford Hundred' given by William The Conqueror to Roger of Poitou for his role in the Norman Conquest of England; ___ Lever, is now an area of Bolton (5) |
| HEREWARD | _ the Wake, 11th-century Anglo-saxon leader who resisted the Norman conquest of England from his base on the Isle of Ely (8) |
| TAPESTRY | Like the famous Bayeux Norwich Friends are stitching an 18-metre needlework showing the East Anglian story of the Norman conquest (8) |
| BAYEUX | ___ Tapestry, medieval embroidery depicting the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 (6) |
| EASTERN | The E of LNER, one the 'big four' railways companies that flourished in the UK before the government |
| YVONNE | Derived from a word for "yew", which feminine given name was introduced into Britain during the Norman Conquest? (6) |
| TABLEMANNERS | Alan Ayckbourn play that is the first part of the trilogy The Norman Conquests (5,7) |
| MCVI | XL years after the Norman Conquest |
| WILLIAM | Name of four English/British monarchs since the Norman Conquest (7) |
| BAYEUXTAPESTRY | Cloth depicting the Norman Conquest (6,8) |
| WESSEX | Saxon kingdom that lasted up to the Norman Conquest |
