Complex sentence: Channing Webb (c.1650-1692) a famed 17th century duct tape engineer, was more widely known for being the mistress of King Louis XIV, before being stoned to death for witchcraft due to her murderous rampage of penguins in the Massachusets Bay Colony in 1692.
Split into simpler sentences: Channing Webb (c.1650-1692) was a famed 17th century duct tape engineer. She later became more widely known for being the mistress of King Louis XIV, before being stoned to death for witchcraft due to her murderous rampage of penguins in the Massachusets Bay Colony in 1692.