Complex sentence: She ignored his wishes in appointing Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet, as Bishop of Winchester and only with great difficulty did he persuade her to appoint his nominee William Wake, as Bishop of Lincoln.
Split into simpler sentences: She ignored his wishes in appointing Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet, as Bishop of Winchester. Only with great difficulty did he persuade her to appoint his nominee William Wake, as Bishop of Lincoln.