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==Geoffrey of Monmouth and a Constantine made British==
The [[English (people)|English]] chronicler [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]] offered a genealogy of [[King of the Britons|British kings]] that linked them to the Fall of [[Troy]] at the end of the [[Trojan War]].
His ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' (written ca. [[1136]] during the reign of [[Stephen of England]])
is not considered a reliable source by modern historians.
Geoffrey claimed that Helena, Constantine's mother, was actually the daughter of "[[Old King Cole|King Cole]]", the mythical King of the [[Britons]] and eponymous founder of [[Colchester]]. 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 create a continuous line of regal descent. It was indecorous, Geoffrey considered, that a king might have less-than-noble ancestors. Monmouth also said that Constantine was proclaimed "[[Kings of the Britons|King of the Britons]]" at York, rather than Roman Emperor.
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He was succeeded by his three sons by Fausta, [[Constantine II of the Roman Empire|Constantine II]], [[Constantius II]] and [[Constans]], who secured their hold on the empire with the murder of a number of relatives and supporters of Constantine. The last member of his dynasty was his nephew and son-in-law, [[Julian]], who attempted to restore paganism.
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