persecuted only for "extreme anti-governmental actions." The Lord Protector proclaimed the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, a one political union. His foreign politics brought many benefits to the state. He signed peace with the Netherlands, useful commercial treaties with Sweden and Denmark, which opened the navigation to the Baltic Sea. New agreements between England and Portugal allowed non-charged trade in Asia, Africa, and America. "Numerous and rapid were his victories over Holland, and Spain, and Portugal." Cromwell achieved obedience at home and "respect and glory abroad" His successes in military sphere and his enhanced standing as a military commander gave him a base, which was to prove vital in post-war politics.On the whole, Oliver Cromwell was one of the most significant personalities of the 17th century and all English history in general. Whether scholars find Cromwell to be hero or villain, whether they praise or condemn him, surely nobody can deny his greatness and enormous impact upon his times. Religious toleration, profitable commercial treaties, and several successful wars characterize Cromwell's Protectorate. He was the man of God sent to lead the nation. P. Gaunt depicts the Lord Protector as "a Matchless Prince, a successful soldier, and a courageous politician who, as a second Moses, was leading the nation into the Promised Land of true reformation." BIBLIOGRAPHY "Cromwell", Encyclopedia Britannica. Russian Edition CD-ROM. Oxford: OxfordUP, 1997."Cromwell, Oliver", Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, 1999 Edition CD-ROM, Washington: Microsoft Corporation, 1999.Gaunt, Peter. Oliver Cromwell. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 1996.Hood, Paxton. Oliver Cromwell: His Life, Times, Battlefields, and Contemporaries. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1892.Marx, Carl, and Engels, Friedrich. Rinktiniai Raštai Dviem Tomais. (Selected Works In Two Volumes). Trans. Andrius Staniukenas. Vilnius: Vaga, 1950.M...
