| FLODDEN | Hill in Northumberland, England, scene of a battle in 1513 at which James IV of Scotland was killed (7) |
| BEDLINGTON | Breed of terrier named after a town in Northumberland, England (10) |
| EASTSUSSEX | County in southern England, scene of the Battle of Hastings in 1066 (4,6) |
| CONISTON | -- Water is a lake in England, scene of Donald Cambell's death in 1967 (8) |
| LINDISFARNE | Another name for Holy Island off the coast of Northumberland, England (11) |
| FLODDENFIELD | Site of the 1513 battle in which King James IV of Scotland was killed (7,5) |
| MARGARET | Elder sister of Henry VIII, married to James IV of Scotland from 1503 to 1513 (8) |
| TUDOR | Elder sister of Henry VIII, married to James IV of Scotland from 1503 to 1513 (5) |
| ACTIUM | Promontory in western Greece; scene of a battle in 31 BC at which Octavian defeated Mark Antony (6) |
| IWOJIMA | Pacific scene of a battle in which a well-known wartime photograph was taken |
| ISSUS | Town in Asia Minor, scene of a battle in 333 BC in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians (5) |
| IPSUS | In 301 BC, which ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia, was the scene of a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great? (5) |
| NEWLANARK | This site in Scotland was founded in 1785 as a cotton-spinning centre by David Dale with the support of Sir Richard Arkwright, inventor of the water frame. It was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage |
| MAJESTY | Unlikely James IV of Scotland unknown - this his title |
| CAMBRAI | French town on the River Scheldt, scene of a battle in the First World War in which massed tanks were first used (7) |
| AYR | Robert the Bruce's first Parliament of Scotland was held in this Firth of Clyde town |
| LEUCTRA | Village in Boeotia, Ancient Greece; scene of a battle fought in July, 371 BC |
| LEWES | County town of East Sussex near the site of a battle in which the younger Simon de Montfort defeated Henry III in May, 1264 (5) |
| MALDON | Market town on the Blackwater estuary in Essex noted for salt that was the site of a battle in 991 described in an Old English poem (6) |
| STAMFORDBRIDGE | Village in East Riding of Yorkshire, site of a battle in 1066 (8,6) |