| DURHAM | This natural defensive site in northeastern England was chosen by William I the Conqueror (reigned 1066-87) as a fortress and bulwark against the Scots. It also became a place of pilgrimage for St. Cu |
| NORMANS | Depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry, members of an originally Scandinavian Viking people ruled by Rollo and later William I the Conqueror (7) |
| UNICORN | National animal of Scotland, first used in the royal coat of arms by William I in the 12th century (7) |
| BRITISHCOLUMBIA | Province on the west coast of Canada whose name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858 (7,8) |
| BARABBAS | Prisoner who was chosen by the crowd to be set free by Pontius Pilate (8) |
| THUNDER | In the Chinese pantheon Lei-Gong, like the Norse Thor, is the god of this natural phenomenon |
| DOMESDAY | ___ Book, Britain's earliest public record, commissioned by William I in 1085 (8) |
| PORTLAND | Peninsula on Dorset's Jurassic Coast whose limestone was chosen by Sir Christopher Wren to rebuild St Paul's Cathedral following its destruction by fire in 1666 (8) |
| MUSIAL | Whose goal scored in EURO 2024 was chosen as the best of the tournament by the fans? (6) |
| MARKRAM | Who was chosen for the Player of the Match award in the WTC final held in June 2025? (7) |
| AIDEN | Who was chosen for the Player of the Match award in the WTC final held in June 2025? (5) |
| BOSWORTH | --- Field was the site of the battle in which Richard III of England was killed (8) |
| WARWICKCASTLE | Fortification first built by William I in 1068 (7,6) |
| DOMESDAYBOOK | The record of a survey of the land of England carried out by the commissioners of William I in 1086 (8,4) |
| JODRELLBANK | The -- Observatory in Cheshire, England was established in 1945 by Dr Bernard Lovell (7,4) |
| OUSE | A river in northeastern England |
| ORNITHOLOGY | Winner Joseph Drew Lanham was cited for "creating a new model of conservation" in this natural science |
| NOM | Charles Dodgson was chosen by Lewis Carroll as his ... de plume |
| MEADOW | In 2013, as part of a national scheme launched by Prince Charles to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation, a roadside nature reserve near Long Stratton was chosen as Norfolk's Coron |
| CIRCULARREASONING | Why was this chosen as today's puzzle? Because it's great! What makes it great? I mean, it was chosen for publication! |
