The Queens and the Hive Author:Edith Sitwell No hive can tolerate two Queens. In the fatal clash between the Portestant Queen of England and the Catholic Queen of Scots, men were determined that 'The death of Mary is the life of Elizabeth.' — In this moving chronicle a modern poet magnificently recaptures the splendid colour and sordid intrique of the most spectacular period of history in ... more »Britian.« less