Complex sentence: Maxwell, p117 Galloway was a difficult fiefdom to rule, prior to his assumption of the title, it had been the patrimony of the Balliols, both the ousted King John "Toom Tabard" and his pretender son Edward Balliol.
Split into simpler sentences: Maxwell, p117 Galloway was a difficult fiefdom to rule. Prior to his assumption of the title, it had been the patrimony of the Balliols, both the ousted King John "Toom Tabard" and his pretender son Edward Balliol.