Hundred Years War
Preserved but no longer current.
It was also through the operation of the Salic Law that the Crowns of Hanover and England were separated when Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. The revocation of the Salic Law in Spain by Ferdinand VII, in order that his daughter Isabella should succeed him on the throne, tore the country into two factions, the Isabel- litas and the Carhsts who fought for the claims of Ferdinand's brother Don Carlos.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Hundred Years War” mean?
It was also through the operation of the Salic Law that the Crowns of Hanover and England were separated when Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837. The revocation of the Salic Law in Spain by Ferdinand VII, in order that his daughter Isabella should succeed him on the throne, tore the country into two factions, the Isabel- litas and the Carhsts who fought for the claims of Ferdinand's brother Don Carlos.
Is “Hundred Years War” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.