Why the Protectorate's naval war is easily forgotten

In this reading, British histories often rush past wars fought during the kingless Protectorate. That neglect makes it easier to remember the regime mainly through a caricature of severe Puritan piety. Its repeated attempts to seize Spanish treasure fleets reveal a government equally willing to pursue bullion and commercial advantage by naval force. The phrase "going godly for gold" frames the battle as a corrective to historical neglect and a narrowly religious picture of Commonwealth policy.