David Tod-Boyd: A Historian of Empire and Ideas Born in London in 1978, David Tod-Boyd – often referred to as David Todd – is a British historian whose work delves into the complex and enduring legacy of the French Empire. His unique perspective, honed through rigorous academic training at Cambridge University and further refined by his current professorship at Sciences Po in Paris, centers on the political economy of empire and its reverberations across global history. Tod-Boyd’s research isn't merely a recounting of past events; it’s an exploration of how power structures, economic forces,…