Why the Commonwealth did not survive Cromwell

Did the Anglo-Dutch wars contribute to the collapse of the English Commonwealth in 1660?

Cromwell's death and the failure of succession were the decisive problems; the wars were not the central cause.

Cromwell's death and the absence of a successor with comparable authority mattered more than the Anglo-Dutch wars. Richard Cromwell was not necessarily incapable, but he lacked his father's strength and the confidence of the institutions around him. The exchange also stresses that the regime was created and governed by many soldiers, councillors, and parliamentarians rather than by Cromwell alone. Its collapse therefore reflected an unresolved method of succession and a coalition that could not transfer power securely after its dominant figure died.