Complex sentence: As queen dowager, Elizabeth initially did not agree to surrender the reins of power: she settled with a court of supporters in a rented mansion in Madrid, demanded to be kept informed of government policy and openly criticized the new monarchs.
Split into simpler sentences: As queen dowager, Elisabeth initially did not agree to surrender the reins of power. She settled with a court of supporters in a rented mansion in Madrid, and demanded to be kept informed of government policy and openly criticized the new monarchs.