| THEMERRYMONARCH | Nickname of King Charles II because of the liveliness and flamboyance of his court (3,5,7) |
| CURTMANTLE | Nickname of King Henry II because of the short cloak he wore (10) |
| PEPPERONI | A spicy sausage can give you the liveliness and energy to rip one off (9) |
| ROWLEY | Old ____, a nickname of King Charles II based on his horse (6) |
| FLASHINESS | Fine girl possessing sparkle and flamboyance (10) |
| OLDROWLEY | Nickname of King Charles II (3,6) |
| RUFUS | William ___ , byname of the English king, William II, because of his ruddy complexion (5) |
| PANACHE | Flamboyance of a church seen in some of the windows (7) |
| ANIMATION | The liveliness of a cartoon (9) |
| VIVACITY | The liveliness of six from a city around Virginia (8) |
| ASUNDER | In two, because not up to the mark (7) |
| VANDYCK | Taught by Rubens and influenced by Titian, a Flemish Baroque artist noted for his portraits and representations of Charles I and his court (3,4) |
| SILLYBILLY | Nickname of King William IV because of his rambling and intemperate speeches (5,5) |
| WISEST | 'The ____ fool in Christendom' - nickname of King James I of England and James VI of Scotland (6) |
| NELL | Actress and mistress of King Charles II of England (4,4) |
| GWYN | Actress and mistress of King Charles II of England (4,4) |
| COSIMO | Forename of the banker depicted in portraits by his court painter Agnolo Bronzino who was the first member of the Medici family to rule Florence (6) |
| CAMELOT | The legendary English town where King Arthur had his court and his round table |
| NELLGWYN | English actress and mistress of King Charles II who once sold oranges at Covent Garden (4,4) |
| BRAGANZA | Catherine of ____ , Portuguese wife of King Charles II who died in 1705 (8) |
