In this new full-length biography of Katherine Howard, Henry VIII's fifth wife, Conor Byrne reconsiders Katherine’s brief reign and the circumstances of her life, striping away the complex layers of myths and misconceptions to reveal a credible portrait of this tragic queen. By reinterpreting her life in the context of cultural customs and expectations surrounding sexuality, fertility and family honour, Byrne exposes the limitations of conceptualising Katherine as either ‘whore’ or ‘victim’. His more rounded view of the circumstances in which she found herself and the expectations of her society allows the historical Katherine to emerge.

Donn Byrne - Intermediate Comprehension Passages

This book is a higher level of a well known coursebook - 'Basic Comprehension Passages' by  Donn Byrne. The texts, although written with the needs of students at this level in mind, are not graded, so that throughout, the learners are being exposed to natural language.

Kant on God (Ashgate Studies in the History of Philosophical Theology)

Peter Byrne presents a detailed study of the role of the concept of God in Kant's "Critical Philosophy". After a preliminary survey of the major interpretative disputes over the understanding of Kant on God, Byrne explores his critique of philosophical proofs of God's existence. Examining Kant's account of religious language, Byrne highlights both the realist and anti-realist elements contained within it. 

Книжка содержит 30 небольших адаптированных историй с упражнениями и вопросами на проверку понимания (comprehension questions).
Примеры заданий - в "Подробнее".