What Happened at Exeter?

Githa and her inner circle were safe, but at what cost? This was a disaster. We're told that she and quote many distinguished men's wives and quote took refuge on the island of Flatholm in the Severnestory. The noblemen may have fled to Ireland to link up with the sons of Harold Godwinson. And for the south, it also seems like this was the final straw in their support of the Godwinsons.