Original sentence: A daughter for King Cole had not previously figured in the lore, at least not as it has survived in writing, and this pedigree is likely to reflect Geoffrey's desire to imply a continuous line of descent.Monmouth also said that Constantine was proclaimed "King of the Britons" at York, rather than Roman emperor.The English chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, who offered a genealogy of British kings that linked them to the Fall of Troy and whose twelfth century history and is not considered a reliable source by modern historians, claimed that the Helena who was mother of the noble Constantine was actually the daughter of "Old King Cole", the mythical King of the Britons
Edited sentence: A daughter for King Cole had not previously figured in the lore, at least not as it has survived in writing.Monmouth said that Constantine was proclaimed "King of the Britons" at York, though that title is not mentioned in any text.The English chronicler Geoffrey of Monmouth, who offered a genealogy of British kings that linked them to the Fall of Troy and has an uneven reputation for credulity and professional care, claimed that the Helena who was mother of the noble Constantine was actually the daughter of "Old King Cole", the mythical King of the Britons.To say that there is little proof to support this claim is generous, but a few myth-loving citizens of the UK long to set Constantine alongside King Arthur