Complex sentence: His father was a well-known poet, courtier and ambassador, who had famously been in love with Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, before Henry became attracted to her; he later pursued another of Henry VIII's lovers, Mary Shelton.
Split into simpler sentences: His father was a well-known poet, courtier and ambassador, who had famously been in love with Henry VIII's second wife, Anne Boleyn, before Henry became attracted to her. He later pursued another of Henry VIII's lovers, Mary Shelton.