"Exonian rebelsand allies from other nearby cities" . . . . "Anglo-Saxons" . . "Siege of Exeter" . . . "Conditional surrender of the city" . "Initially 500 Norman cavalry supported by English fyrd infantry" . "Royal forces" . . "laid siege to Exeter" . "Much of Exeter's population and allies from other local towns" . "Battle of Exeter" . . "Siege of Exeter (1068)" . . "besiege Exeter" . . . "siege" . "United Kingdom" . . "initiated a siege" . . . "insurrection of the people against the Conqueror in the 3rd year of his reign" . . . "lay siege to Exete" . "Siege of Exeter (1068)" . "besieged rebels in Exeter" . . . "Normans" . . .