Complex sentence: Nehemiah Wallington (1598--1658) was a Puritan artisan (a wood turner) from Eastcheap who is best known to historians because he left over 2,500 pages and 50 volumes on himself, religion and politics.
Split into simpler sentences: Nehemiah Wallington (1598--1658) was an English Puritan artisan (a wood turner) and chronicler. He left over 2,500 pages and 50 volumes on himself, religion and politics.