Andrey Germanovich Glebov. Alfred the Great and England of his time. - St. Petersburg-M.: EURASIA - Publishing House Clio, 2015. - 352 pp. The book by Russian medievalist, Professor A. G. Glebov, is dedicated to the life of King Alfred the Great (871-899) and England in his era. Alfred's reign was key in the history of early medieval England, when the political future of the country was decided. Faced with the invasion of the Vikings, the infighting of petty Anglo-Saxon rulers, the decline of the economy and culture, Alfred emerged victorious from a long struggle, creating the conditions for the unification of England. In his book, A. G. Glebov gave a detailed analysis of Anglo-Saxon England during the reign of Alfred the Great, showing how reforms and the wars of this king led to the formation of one of the most powerful European states at the end of the 9th-10th centuries. For a wide range of readers.