The Dominion of Ireland: The Anglo-Irish Treaty in an Imperial Context

Losing Ireland, losing the Empire: Dominion status and the Irish Constitutions of 1922 and 1937

“…During the early late 19 th and early 20 th centuries the Irish Question was a major issue in British politics, framed by the quest, led by John Redmond MP, for Irish Home Rule within the United Kingdom. 26 Setting the scene for Ireland's later role as the bridge between the old and new Dominions, Irish Home Rule became an issue that closely united Irish politicians with their Indian counterparts -in 1892 Dadabhai Naoroji became the first Indian MP elected to the Westminster Parliament, representing Finsbury Central on a Liberal Home Rule ticket. 27 particularly in the literary and theatrical fields, most notably between Rabindranath Tagore, W.B.…”