Complex sentence: Her mother had fetched the king home from Germany in a coffin, opening it occasionally to pat the remains-he fell on 6 November 1632, but was not buried until 22 June 1634, more than 18 months later.
Split into simpler sentences: Her mother had fetched the king home from Germany in a coffin. The king fell on 6 November 1632, but was not buried until 22 June 1634, more than 18 months later.