| AQUITAINE | Historical region of France associated with the wife of Henry II of England |
| ELEANOR | - of Aquitaine; queen of France as the wife of Louis VII and later queen of England as the wife of Henry II (7) |
| LORRAINE | Region of France associated with a type of quiche (8) |
| BERGERAC | Town in Dordogne, SW France, associated with the wine industry (8) |
| CATHERINEDEMEDICI | Queen of Henry II of France |
| LANGUEDOC | Historical region of France between the foothills of the Pyrenees and the river Rhone (9) |
| BAYEUX | Town in Calvados, France, associated with a 'tapestry' commemorating the Norman conquest of England (6) |
| PLANTAGENETS | Members of the royal house active from 1154 with the accession of Henry II until the death of Richar |
| ALSACE | Historical region of France in which Strasbourg is located |
| BRIE | Historical region of France that lent its name to a food |
| CLUNY | Town in central France associated with a type of strong heavy silk and cotton bobbin lace (5) |
| JOHN | Forced to submit to the barons and sign the Magna Carta on June 15, 1215, son of Henry II who succeeded his brother Richard the Lionheart as king of England (4) |
| MATILDA | 12th Century empress, the daughter and heir of Henry I and the mother of Henry II (7) |
| BECKET | Surame of the Archbishop of Canterbury murdered in 1170 for opposing the wishes of Henry II (6) |
| ARTOIS | Historical region of France |
| SCALLYWAG | Barman met partner in The Troubles with the wife and girlfriend of scoundrel? (9) |
| ALENCON | Town of Normandy, France, associated with lacemaking |
| ARLES | City of SE France associated with Van Gogh |
| PLANTAGENET | A line of English kings, ruling from the ascent of Henry II to the death of Richard III (11) |
| INLAWS | They come with the wife with trendy orders (2-4) |
