It was also at the abbey that King William received the submissions of the brothers Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, and Edwin, Earl of Mercia; Morcar and Edwin's sister, Queen Ealdgyth was the widow of the defeated King Harold II (Godwinson).
King William received the proposals from Morcar, Earl of Northumbria, and Edwin, Earl of Mercia.  Morcar and Edwin's sister, Queen Ealdgyth, was the widow of King Harold II (Godwinson), who had been defeated.