Complex sentence: The Protectorate faction lead by the Secretary of State John Thurloe, General John Lambert and the Major-Generals Charles Fleetwood and Sir John Desborough wished to keep the Protectorate but were divided over who should command the Army and be Lord Protector.
Split into simpler sentences: The Protectorate faction was led by the Secretary of State John Thurloe, General John Lambert and Major-Generals Charles Fleetwood and Sir John Desborough. These wished to keep the Protectorate but were divided over who should command the Army and be Lord Protector.