Complex sentence: King of the Cocos Islands was the title given to John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish sea captain, King by the press, he went to live on the islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 1827.
Split into simpler sentences: King of the Cocos Islands was a title given by the press to John Clunies-Ross, a Scottish sea captain. He went to live on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands in 1827.