Dan Jones : Royal births in past were world key events , as they were key to world politics . He asks : Why , when Windsors have so little sway now , does a birth still captivate world ? He says Americans care : royal birth a link to nation 's history It mattered in what we now call Spain , where the Black Prince was waging a brutal military campaign . ; Americans ' history less clear . Jones : Monarchy like a show ; a link to old class system . Brits jazzed that world cares .
Dan Jones : Royal births in past were world key events , as they were key to world politics . He asks : Why , when Windsors have so little sway now , does a birth still captivate world ? He says Americans care : royal birth a link to nation 's history ; Americans ' history less clear . Jones : Monarchy like a show ; a link to old class system . Brits jazzed that world cares .