Complex sentence: Nearby and to the north of this demesne, the Knights Hospitaller established a Commandery at Clerkenwell dedicated to St John in the mid- 12th century, and in 1194 received a Charter from King Richard I granting the Order formal privileges.
Split into simpler sentences: Nearby and to the north of this demesne, the Knights Hospitaller established a Commandery at Clerkenwell, dedicated to St John in the mid- 12th century. In 1194 they received a Charter from King Richard I granting the Order formal privileges.