1 INTRODUCTION  
2 SAMPLE SELECTION, SPECTROSCOPY AND ROTATION PERIODS  
2.1 Selecting clusters  
2.2 Target selection  
2.3 Identifying strongly accreting targets  
2.4 Li equivalent widths  
2.5 Rotation periods  
3 CAN EVOLUTIONARY MODELS SIMULTANEOUSLY DESCRIBE THE CMD AND LITHIUM DEPLETION?  
3.1 Calibrating the evolutionary models  
3.2 Comparison with standard models  
3.3 Comparison with magnetic models  
3.4 The cause of Li dispersion in clusters: age-spread or activity spread?  
4 ROTATIONAL TRENDS  
4.1 Is CMD position related to rotation?  
4.2 Li and rotation  
5 DISCUSSION  
5.1 Implications for stellar models  
5.2 Li and rotation  
6 SUMMARY