| WILLIAMANDMARY | Monarchs who took over the British throne in 1689 (7,3,4) |
| QEII | Monarch who took the throne in '52 |
| TUDORS | Name the monarchs who ruled England 1485-1603 (6) |
| FERGUSON | Married the fourth in line (at the time) to the British throne in July 1986 (8) |
| DYNASTY | Succession of monarchs who came to an unpleasant end (7) |
| HANOVERIAN | Relating to the dynasty that came to the British throne in 1714 (10) |
| SOLOMON | Some of the most savage fighting in the Pacific in WWII occurred over the British protectorate of the ... Islands |
| ORANGE | William of ___ , byname of King William III, who acceded to the throne in 1689 jointly with Queen Mary II (6) |
| WILLIAMOFORANGE | Monarch who acceded to the English throne in 1689 with his wife Mary II (7,2,6) |
| SYLVESTERMCCOY | Scotsman who took over the title role of Doctor Who in 1987 (9,5) |
| QUEENELIZABETH | Monarch who died in Sept. after 70 years on the British throne (5,9) |
| THOMASSHADWELL | English dramatist (c.1642-92) who succeeded John Dryden as Poet Laureate in 1689 (6,8) |
| CHESTERALANARTHUR | Who took over the presidency of the US on the assassination of Garfield? (7,4,6) |
| CROWE | Martin, New Zealand cricketer who took over the captaincy in 1990 (5) |
| HAL | Steinbrenner who took over the Yankees in 2010 |
| ALAINPROST | Racing driver who took over the French Ligier team in 1997 |
| YOUNGPRETENDER | Grandson of James II, claimant to the British throne (5,9) |
| DEBRETT | Bookseller who took over the editorship of The New Peerage from John Almon and put his own name to it (7) |
| AARON | ___ Anthony, actor who took over the role of Emmerdale's Ellis Chapman in 2019 (5) |
| WILLIAMSON | Kiwi batsman and captain who took over the SRH captaincy midway through IPL 2021 |
