Complex sentence: John Morris Roberts CBE (14 April 1928--30 May 2003) was a British historian, with significant published works, well known also as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series "The Triumph of the West" (1985).
Split into simpler sentences: John Morris Roberts CBE (14 April 1928--30 May 2003) was a British historian, with significant published works. He was also well known as the author and presenter of the BBC TV series "The Triumph of the West" (1985).