Complex sentence: This met strong opposition from Tories as well as Whigs, and James's response was to prorogue Parliament on 20 November 1685, and it did not meet again, James freeing himself from parliamentary opposition by repeated prorogations.
Split into simpler sentences: This met strong opposition from Tories as well as Whigs, and James's response was to prorogue Parliament on 20 November 1685. It did not meet again, James freeing himself from parliamentary opposition by repeated prorogations.