Within the Fetterlock Author:Brian Wainwright The cognizance of the House of York was a Falcon, enclosed within a Fetterlock... — The year is 1396. King Richard II is childless — the succession to the English throne is in doubt. — When the rebellious Henry of Lancaster returns from exile in France in a bid to claim the throne, Constance of York is threatened on all sides. Closely relate... more »d to both the King and Henry of Lancaster, she is drawn into intrigues as her husband and her brother jostle with their Lancastrian and Mortimer cousins in the race for supremacy.« less