Feature Making Sense of Things In the medieval period you could touch the divine – and smell it, see it, hear it and taste it, sometimes all at once. Emma J. Wells | Published in History Today Volume 69 Issue 5 May 2019 To continue reading this article you need to purchase a subscription, available from only £5. Start my trial subscription now If you have already purchased access, or are a print & archive subscriber, please ensure you are logged in. Please email digital@historytoday.com if you have any problems. Medieval Popular articles Jane Austen: A Partial and Prejudiced Historian ‘Rot: A History of the Irish Famine’ by Padraic X. Scanlan review