| USURPED | Seized the throne |
| STEPHEN | King of England 1135-54 who seized the throne on the death of Henry I (7) |
| RHODESIAN | Native of the colonial-era country in Africa named for its invader whose paramilitary seized the territory from the Matabele and Mashona owners |
| ROSETO | ___ the occasion (seized the moment) |
| DIOMEDES | Hero in Greek mythology who seized the sacred image of the goddess Pallas Athena (8) |
| SIXDAYWAR | What name was given to the 1967 conflict in which Israel seized the Gaza Strip and other territories? (3-3,3) |
| KNOWING | Clever monarch seized the present day (7) |
| MADEHAY | Seized the opportunity, say |
| NADIR | ___Shah, Persian ruler who seized the Kohinoor diamond |
| BITESIZED | Seized the bit to make it manageable (4,5) |
| KARL | Marx who wrote, "Theory itself becomes a material force when it has seized the masses" |
| REMAINNEUTER | In 2.3, the Duke of Hereford encounters the Duke of York near Berkeley. After much discussion of sovereignty and laying claims to the throne, what does the Duke of York do? |
| PALACEWORK | Polishing the crown, dusting the throne and the like? |
| EUGENIE | Princess who is eighth in the line of succession to the throne of the UK (7) |
| ETHELRED | King of the English who succeeded to the throne after his half-brother Saint Edward the Martyr was murdered. |
| GLORIOUS | The so-called ___ Revolution that resulted in the accession of William and Mary to the throne (8) |
| JUBILEE | The ___ Diamond, named in honour of the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne (7) |
| WHIGS | Members of the English political party that opposed the succession to the throne of James II (5) |
| ELDEST | Like the heir to the throne, usually |
| REIGN | Sit on the throne, which is wet by the sound of it! (5) |
