Complex sentence: The play telescopes practically the whole of Edward II's reign into a single narrative, beginning with the recall of his lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile, and ending with his son Edward III's execution of Mortimer the younger for the king's murder.
Split into simpler sentences: The play telescopes practically the whole of Edward II's reign into a single narrative. Beginning with the recall of his lover, Piers Gaveston, from exile; and ending with his son Edward III's execution of Mortimer the younger for the king's murder.