Comparing Queen Elizabeth I And Caesar's Roman Republic

Queen Elizabeth I’s monarchy shares eerie resemblances to Caesar’s Roman Republic. Both Elizabeth and Caesar were driven by power. Although Caesar was not a descendant of power through family, he worked his way from a poor family and ended up ruling the great Roman Empire. Similarly, Queen Elizabeth was not guaranteed power, specifically the throne despite being a descendant of her family’s royal line. She was “declared illegitimate through political machinations” (“Queen Elizabeth I”), and dismissed as a future heir to the throne. She had happened upon the throne when her half-sister’s death. Upon taking the crown, and throne, she successfully created peace for her country and it was referred to as the golden age. There was expansion during