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David Reynolds

David Reynolds is Professor of International History and a Fellow of Christ's College. He studied at Cambridge and Harvard Universities and has been a regular visitor to the United States since first going there as a graduate student in 1973.

<p>Queen Elizabeth II ensured that the Windsors moved with the times and adapted the monarchy to a democratic age</p>

Voices

What’s next for the House of Windsor? Reinvention or collapse?

Comment

This week's big questions: Should broadcasters insist on obligatory