| GREGORY | Author of historical novels including Wideacre, The Other Boleyn Girl, The White Queen and Tidelands (7) |
| SETON | Author of historical novels including The Turquoise, Katherine, The Winthrop Woman and Green DarknessA (5) |
| WARWICK | 16th Earl of -; title of Richard Neville, English nobleman written about by Philippa Gregory in The White Queen and The Kingmaker's Daughter (7) |
| REBECCA | _ Ferguson, star of TV series The White Queen and film Doctor Sleep (7) |
| CLARE | Australian actor with roles in Glitch and Tidelands, Dustin - (5) |
| KINGSLEY | Author of The Water-Babies as well as the children's book on Greek mythology The Heroes and historical novels including Hypatia and Westward Ho! (8) |
| SUTCLIFF | Author of historical novels charting the lives of the fictional Aquila family in Roman Britain including The Eagle of the Ninth and The Silver Branch (8) |
| RENAULT | Mary ?, author of historical novels The Mask of Apollo and The King Must Die |
| WOODVILLE | Maiden name of the White Queen, wife of Edward IV, mother of 12 children including the Princes in the Tower (9) |
| WALTERSCOTT | British author of historical novels and ballads (6,5) |
| SCOTT | British author of historical novels and ballads |
| GRAHAM | Author who wrote the Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall including The Black Moon, T |
| PHILIPPA | First name of popular historical author of eg The White Queen (Elizabeth Woodville) (8) |
| PLAIDY | Jean ___, author of the historical novels The Reluctant Queen and Murder Most Royal (6) |
| WAVERLEY | ___ Novels, series of historical novels by Walter Scott published between 1814 and 1832 (8) |
| BOLEYN | The Other - Girl ; historical novel by Wideacre author Philippa Gregory (6) |
| FERGUSON | Swedish actress who starred in the 2013 BBC series The White Queen, Rebecca _ (8) |
| TILDA | Actress who played the White Queen in the Narnia films, _ Swinton (5) |
| EDWARDIV | King who secretly married Elizabeth Woodville (the White Queen) (6,1,1) |
| ANNE | Played the White Queen in 2010's Alice in Wonderland, ---- Hathaway (4) |