Man's Desire & Fleeting Beauty (Chapel, New College, Oxford, Sunday 29 September, 6pm & 8pm): a rare opportunity to see this short 1546 comedy performed. Find out whether Man’s Desire wins Fleeting Beauty’s affections and what role Fashion & Custom play in this amorous quest.

MARS this Wednesday 4.15 (UK) Verena Krebs (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) on Ethiopian pilgrims and ambassadors in Latin Europe in the 15th century. Sign up

Next MARS: Sharon Kinoshita on Boccaccio’s Decameron in the Medieval Mediterranean. 17 Nov 16:15 (UK). Sign up

Reminder that you can still sign the petition to save Archaeology at Sheffield:

Teaching Associate in the History of Early Modern Europe at University of Sheffield https://t.co/frkKIIK9Dp #twitterstorians

Help rescue Archaeology at Sheffield. Here is some info on how you can help:

Here is a letter template for all to use and send to the VC. There are further instructions on how to use the template at the top of the page: https://t.co/EuAHt99lFT #SaveSheffieldArchaeology

The University of Sheffield is trying to close the Department of Archaeology. Lets be real, they are out for blood and it does not look good. We need all of the support we can get. If you are an alumni or a current student, or have any other affiliations with this department..1/4

Incredibly worrying news about Sheffield's department of archaeology, one of the strongest in the UK. I hope Sheffield goes for Option 1; the other two options are simply short-termist self-harm on part of the institution, destroying its own reputation and research strengths.

Join us for last MARS 19 May (4.15 UK) Paul Johnson on urban spaces in Roman Lusitania. Sign up

Join us next Wed 4.15 (UK) for @ElizMGoodwin late medieval and EM nuns' use of images

MARS this Wed 4.15 (UK) with @diego_palombi and @kz_libby on fluid IDs and materiality. Sign up

Next MARS (10 March, 4.15 UK) features two of your fabulous PhD students, Katie Libby (Archaeology) and Diego Palombi (History) https://t.co/SNZMSAvgmv

The open position for a permanent lectureship in early medieval history at Sheffield University is now advertised on https://t.co/vWdmkPB4xq https://t.co/08cp3tDYsX

Special event by MARCUS and the British School in Athens, Wed 24/03, 4.15 (UK), Charlotte van Regenmortel & Michael Loy https://t.co/Qij6dqsDgE

First up: @DaisyEBlack on food, consumption and sin in medieval drama - Wed 10 Feb 4.15 (UK). Sign up:

The MARS events for this semester all lined up, from death eating to nuns to urban spaces and metalworking:

Rowan Dorin will address what digital humanities can tell us about medieval resistance to papal authority using data drawing on 250 dioceses, 600 bishops, 1300 statutes, and 3 million words of medieval Latin (with a smattering of Old Norse too).

Still time to sign up for Alexandra F. Johnston's talk tomorrow (4.15 UK) on York city entertainers.

Sign up to hear Alexandra F. Johnston talk about York city entertainers on Wed 11 Nov 4.15 (UK time)