Did we even HAVE this many King Williams? ;)

[hobbitomm]

Who was....

1) The first Duke of St Albans (c 1680)?
2) The only man on either side who could lose the War in an afternoon?
3) Owner of a chain of model shops? Or is coffee preferable to other hot beverages?
4) Hairoun (‘Land of the Blessed’), or the patron of Valencia, vinters and brickmakers?
5) Famously banned from the Bluewater shopping centre, but more popular at Universities.
6) Perhaps Father Christmas to Tom Cruise’s ex?
7) Duck! Oh no. He’s male!
8) Perhaps another duck (1986), or perhaps a comment of surprise at the level of force in a semi cockney?
9) The villain of Much Ado about Nothing. Or perhaps a castle component?
10) Originally synonymous with cake, but asked to be renamed (transliterated?), in order to sound more British.

And what links them?

Comments

[hobbitomm.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed.

Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty. You will (I hope) forgive the spelling pun ;)

Still outstanding

1) The first Duke of St Albans (c 1680)?
6) Perhaps Father Christmas to Tom Cruise’s ex?


I expect Sharikkamur in particular to get (1) after a previous KWQ :)

[sharikkamur.livejournal.com]

*Groans, bends bouble and groans some more as she realises she's been thinking about the wrong line...*

1) Nelson - the 1st Duke of St. Albans was the son of Charles I and Nell Gwynne. Grr....

Still working on 6.

[hobbitomm.livejournal.com]

*laugh*

I thought you'd get it from that reminder ;)

Yes. It was Nel(l's )son ;)

Let me know when you want more clues as to the other one :)