Editing Norman Conquest (section)

===First rebellions===
Despite the submission of the English nobles, resistance continued for several years.<ref name=Douglas212/> William left control of England in the hands of his half-brother [[Odo of Bayeux|Odo]] and one of his closest supporters, [[William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford|William fitzOsbern]].<ref name=Huscroft138/> In 1067 [[Kentish Revolt of 1067|rebels in Kent]] launched an unsuccessful attack on [[Dover Castle]] in combination with [[Eustace II, Count of Boulogne|Eustace II of Boulogne]].<ref name=Douglas212>Douglas ''William the Conqueror'' p. 212</ref> The [[Shropshire]] landowner [[Eadric the Wild]],{{efn|Eadric's [[Epithet|by-name]] "the Wild" is relatively common, so despite suggestions that it arose from Eadric's participation in the northern uprisings of 1069, this is not certain.<ref name=EadricDNB>Williams "Eadric the Wild" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''</ref>}} in alliance with the Welsh rulers of [[Gwynedd]] and [[Powys]], raised a revolt in western [[Mercia]], fighting Norman forces based in [[Hereford]].<ref name=Douglas212/> These events forced William to return to England at the end of 1067.<ref name=Huscroft138/> In 1068 William [[Siege of Exeter (1068)|besieged rebels in Exeter]], including Harold's mother Gytha, and after suffering heavy losses managed to negotiate the town's surrender.<ref name=Harold186>Walker ''Harold'' pp. 186–190</ref> In May, William's wife [[Matilda of Flanders|Matilda]] was crowned queen at Westminster, an important symbol of William's growing international stature.<ref name=Huscroft140/> Later in the year Edwin and Morcar raised a revolt in Mercia with Welsh assistance, while [[Gospatric, Earl of Northumbria|Gospatric]], the newly appointed Earl of Northumbria,{{efn|Gospatric had bought the office from William after the death of [[Copsi]], whom William had appointed in 1067. Copsi was murdered in 1068 by [[Osulf II of Bamburgh|Osulf]], his rival for power in Northumbria.<ref name=Huscroft142>Huscroft ''Norman Conquest'' pp. 142–144</ref>}} led a rising in Northumbria, which had not yet been occupied by the Normans. These rebellions rapidly collapsed as William moved against them, building castles and installing garrisons as he had already done in the south.<ref name=Douglas214>Douglas ''William the Conqueror'' pp. 214–215</ref> Edwin and Morcar again submitted, while Gospatric fled to Scotland, as did Edgar the Ætheling and his family, who may have been involved in these revolts.<ref name=Williams24>Williams ''English and the Norman Conquest'' pp. 24–27</ref> Meanwhile, Harold's sons, who had taken refuge in Ireland, raided [[Somerset]], Devon and [[Cornwall]] from the sea.<ref name=Williams20>Williams ''English and the Norman Conquest'' pp. 20–21</ref>