Irish Nationalist MPs and the Egyptian Revolt of 1881-1882: An Example of Cross-Imperial Solidarity?

For Irish nationalist MPs, who represented the dominant trend in Irish nationalism in the 19th century, Irish political autonomy (Home Rule) was the priority. And yet, historians acknowledge that a number of them had an undeniable interest in imperial questions and matters. That implied that they had to come to terms with Ireland’s resolutely ambivalent status at the time: treated by Britain like a colony, Ireland was at the same time a participant in the expansion of the British empire with ..