We know about the three sons of Philip IV the Fair, who ruled France from 1314 to 1328, thanks to the books of Maurice Druon and the television series based on them. But what do we really know about the lives and deeds of the last three Capetians? History, of course, has preserved the antics of their wives in the Tower of Nelles or the supposed curse pronounced from the fire by the last Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay, but the place of their reign in history deserves re-evaluation. To understand the policies of Louis X (1314–1316), Philip V (1316–1322) and Charles IV (1322–1328) and the events that brought to an end the dynasty that ruled France for more than three centuries, Christelle Balouza-Loubet draws on the evidence available historian. The author shows that, having completed the work of their father, the three brothers, each in their own way, laid the foundations of France during the Valois era, and were also one of the architects of the French monarchy.