Complex sentence: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (18 February 1609--9 December 1674) was an English statesman, historian, and maternal grandfather of two English, Scottish and Irish monarchs, Queen Mary II and Queen Anne.
Split into simpler sentences: Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (18 February 1609--9 December 1674) was an English statesman and historian. He was the maternal grandfather of two monarchs, Queen Mary II and Queen Anne.