The Queens And The Hive
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A sweeping work of narrative history, The Queens and the Hive chronicles the fierce rivalry between Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, set against the turbulent backdrop of sixteenth-century European politics and religious upheaval. Written with the poetic authority of Dame Edith Sitwell, the book presents the Tudor court in vivid, almost cinematic detail, bringing to life the scheming courtiers, ambitious nobles, and powerful monarchs who shaped an era. Sitwell argues that the conflict between these two queens was not merely personal but emblematic of a broader struggle between Protestantism and Catholicism that threatened to tear Europe apart. Rich in historical detail and written with a novelist's eye for drama, the work illustrates how Elizabeth's iron will and political cunning allowed England to survive and ultimately triumph in an age of extraordinary danger. This is Tudor history at its most compelling — authoritative, passionate, and impossible to put down.
Author: Edith Sitwell
Format: Paperback
Genre: British & Irish history
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner.
A sweeping work of narrative history, The Queens and the Hive chronicles the fierce rivalry between Queen Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots, set against the turbulent backdrop of sixteenth-century European politics and religious upheaval. Written with the poetic authority of Dame Edith Sitwell, the book presents the Tudor court in vivid, almost cinematic detail, bringing to life the scheming courtiers, ambitious nobles, and powerful monarchs who shaped an era. Sitwell argues that the conflict between these two queens was not merely personal but emblematic of a broader struggle between Protestantism and Catholicism that threatened to tear Europe apart. Rich in historical detail and written with a novelist's eye for drama, the work illustrates how Elizabeth's iron will and political cunning allowed England to survive and ultimately triumph in an age of extraordinary danger. This is Tudor history at its most compelling — authoritative, passionate, and impossible to put down.