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Who were the close friends and advisers to Edward II that were exiled in 1321?
The Despenser family
The Mortimer family
The Lancaster family
The Plantagenet family
Answer
The Despenser family, particularly Hugh Despenser the Younger, were close friends and advisers to Edward II. In 1321, the barons seized the Despensers' lands and forced the king to exile them.
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