▁, ▁was ▁unus ually ▁tall . ▁ ▁Under ▁the ▁Inst rument ▁of ▁Government ▁passed ▁by ▁Parliament , ▁C rom well ▁was ▁appointed ▁Lord ▁Prote ctor ▁of ▁England , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 3 , ▁effectively ▁placing ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁under ▁military ▁rule . ▁Imp over ished , ▁Charles ▁could ▁not ▁obtain ▁sufficient ▁support ▁to ▁mount ▁a ▁serious ▁challenge ▁to ▁C rom well ' s ▁government . ▁Despite ▁the ▁Stuart ▁family ▁connections ▁through ▁Henri etta ▁Maria ▁and ▁the ▁Princess ▁of ▁Orange , ▁France ▁and ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic ▁al lied ▁themselves ▁with ▁C rom well ' s ▁government ▁from ▁ 1 6 5 4 , ▁forcing ▁Charles ▁to ▁turn ▁for ▁aid ▁to ▁Spain , ▁which ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁ruled ▁the ▁Southern ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁Charles ▁made ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Br uss els ▁with ▁Spain ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 6 . ▁This ▁gathered ▁Spanish ▁support ▁for ▁a ▁rest oration ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁Charles ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁against ▁France . ▁Charles ▁raised ▁a ▁rag tag ▁army ▁from ▁his ▁ex iled ▁subjects ; ▁this ▁small , ▁under pa id , ▁poor ly - equ ipped ▁and ▁ill - dis cipl ined ▁force ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁post - Rest oration ▁army . ▁The ▁Commonwealth ▁made ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁Paris ▁with ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 6 5 7 ▁to ▁join ▁them ▁in ▁war ▁against ▁Spain ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁Royal ist ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁force ▁were ▁led ▁by ▁Charles ' s ▁younger ▁brother