Gilbert of Chester

‘Gilbert of Chester’tells the tale of the Fourth Crusade to the Holy Land, an adventure that leadsGilbert, Knight of Chester, on a route through elation, disillusionment andpain, to unexpected fulfillment.Alienated by his father’s worldly ambitions forhim, Gilbert seeks a higher purpose with the Fourth Crusade, only to discoverhis impotence and insignificance amid the chaos of war.As the Pope, Doge andmilitary leaders vye for dominance, Constantinople’s entrance into the conflictdooms the enterprise, but for Gilbert a personal catastrophe brings him withinreach of his true vocation.