Complex sentence: However, he declined to accept the crown in Berkhamsted saying he would receive the keys to London in Berkhamsted and would have the crown in London which he did, and his coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.
Split into simpler sentences: However, he refused to accept the crown in Berkhamsted saying he would receive the keys to London in Berkhamsted but would accept the crown in London. His coronation took place in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066.