| MARYQUEENOF | Sovereign who, in turn, married Francis, the Dauphin of France in 1558, her cousin Lord Damley in 1565 and two years later, the Earl of Bothwell (4,5,2,5) |
| SCOTS | Sovereign who, in turn, married Francis, the Dauphin of France in 1558, her cousin Lord Damley in 1565 and two years later, the Earl of Bothwell (4,5,2,5) |
| TENNISBALLS | Insulting gift sent by the Dauphin of France to King Henry V (6.5) |
| JACKLOWDEN | Actor who played Lord Damley in 'Mary Queen of Scots' (2018) (4,6) |
| ARACHNE | Mythological weaver who offered a challenge to Athene, who in turn transformed her into a spider (7) |
| MARS | This planet was given the name of the Roman god of war. In Henry VI, Part 1 (act 1, scene 2), Charles, Dauphin of France says, "___ his moving, even as in the heavens / So in the earth, to this day is |
| CHERRYPICKING | Listen now! And I shall relate the story of the curious sovereign who adorned his castle with images of red fruit, for he was the ... |
| MONARCH | Large milkweed butterfly with orange and black wings, or sovereign who achieves their position through heredity (7) |
| TSAR | Sovereign who ruled Siberia, once |
| OUDRY | French rococo painter and tapestry designer who drew inspiration from the fables of Jean de La Fontaine for his paintings for the apartment of Louis XV's son, the Dauphin, in the Palace of Versailles |
| PEGASUS | It is described at the winged horse that sprang from the blood of Medusa when killed by Perseus. In Henry IV, Part 1 (act 4, scene 1), the Dauphin says of this horse: "To turn and wind a fiery ___ / A |
| OHATSU | Prominent figure in the Sengoku period of Japanese history who married her cousin Kyogoku Takatsugu in 1587 |
| ELIZABETHI | Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn who became queen in 1558 aged 25 and reigned for 44 years (9,1) |
| STUART | Family name of Mary, Queen of Scots who was confined for 19 years by her cousin Elizabeth I before her execution at Fotheringhay Castle (6) |
| HOPESTAPE | Coronation Street youngster who nearly pushed her cousin Joseph down the stairs (4,5) |
| ERA | A period like the Elizabethan one that took place from 1558-1603 (Fun fact: Given the corset craze of the time, women undoubtedly * celebrated the end of that ___) |
| LOUISXVII | Known as the "lost Dauphin", prince who died an orphan aged 10 around two years after the execution |
| DINGLE | Her new business partner is her cousin Marlon in Emmerdale (4,6) |
| CHAS | Her new business partner is her cousin Marlon in Emmerdale (4,6) |
| MARYQUEENOFSCOTS | She was beheaded in 1587 for plotting to assassinate her cousin Queen Elizabeth (4,5,2,5) |
