Complex sentence: Originally "The Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa", granted by Parliament in 1662, in 1672 the name was changed to Royal African Company, holding the exclusive government charter for slave trading until 1698 when Parliament overturned the monopoly.
Split into simpler sentences: Originally "The Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa"-granted by Parliament in 1662. In 1672, was changed to Royal African Company, holding the exclusive government charter for slave trading until 1698 when Parliament overturned the monopoly.