Complex sentence: Anne was not a beautiful woman; in fact, Samuel Pepys slights her as being downright plain; however the French Ambassador described her as having "courage, cleverness, and energy almost worthy of a King's blood".
Split into simpler sentences: Anne was not a beautiful woman; in fact, Samuel Pepys slights her as being downright plain. The French Ambassador described her as having "courage, cleverness, and energy almost worthy of a King's blood".