Monograph of the leading Russian specialist in the Carolingian era, Doctor of Historical Sciences A. I. Sidorov (IVI RAS), dedicated to the key social, political and cultural realities of the Carolingian Empire, as well as the most important aspects of the daily life of the Franks in the VIII-X centuries. The book consistently examines the ideas of contemporaries about the place of the empire in time and space, population structure, relations of domination and subordination, the role of the state and the church in organizing public life, features of family and sexual relations, food culture, views on hygiene, diseases and how to treat them, upbringing and education. Much attention is paid to the development of culture - from the emergence of new types of writing and the formation of book collections to the development of art schools and monumental construction. In his work, the author relies on a wide range of sources - historical and literary works, administrative and legal documents, monuments of art and architecture.