| WINCHESTER | Mary I married Philip II of Spain in this cathedral in 1554 |
| MARYTUDOR | The daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon; she married Philip II of Spain in 1554 (4,5) |
| MARY | Queen of England, 1553-58, who married Philip II of Spain (4) |
| ARMADA | Fleet of warships such as the ill-fated one launched by Philip II of Spain in 1588 in an attempt to overthrow Elizabeth I (6) |
| INSET | Small map of Spain in this month's brief (5) |
| QUITESO | Left Spain in this way? Exactly (5,2) |
| ELGRECO | Nickname of the artist commissioned by Philip II of Spain to paint the altarpiece The Martyrdom of St Maurice, who was sacked shortly after its completion (2,5) |
| TITIAN | Italian painter of the Venetian school, patronised by Philip II of Spain (6) |
| ESCORIAL | El -, palace built for Philip II of Spain |
| OLYMPIAS | Wife of Philip II of Macedonia and mother of Alexander the Great (8) |
| PENSHURST | - Place; Henry VIII's hunting lodge, birthplace of Sir Philip Sidney in 1554 (9) |
| AMIENS | This cathedral is the largest of the three great Gothic cathedrals built in France during the 13th century. It is located in the Somme River valley, and it is the largest in France. It was designated |
| MACEDON | Philip II of ___, father of Alexander the Great |
| SAOPAULO | Large state capital in south-east Brazil (pop above 212 million), founded in 1554 (3,5) |
| GREY | Lady Jane, Queen of England who died in 1554 (4) |
| ASCHAM | Author of Toxophilus ("Lover of the Bow") and The Schoolmaster who tutored Lady Jane Grey, Mary I and Elizabeth I in their youth (6) |
| SIDNEY | Born at Penshurst Place in 1554 and fatally wounded in battle 31 years later, a poet, soldier and courtier who wrote the pastoral prose romance Arcadia (6) |
| THESSALY | Region conquered by Philip II of Macedon |
| LADYJANEGREY | "Nine days' queen" executed in 1554 |
| MARYOFGUISE | Wife of James V of Scotland, who ruled as regent (1554-1560) |
