 It was the second of a series of naval wars fought between the English and the Dutch in the 17th and 18th centuries.Traditionally, many historians considered that the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars arose from commercial and maritime rivalry between England and the Netherlands, although conceding that the Third Anglo-Dutch War was less the result of commercial rivalry.However, more recent research has suggested that political issues, particularly in England, had a significant effect on the outbreak of these conflicts.