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Henry Goudemetz

1749–1825

A French clergyman writing in exile, he turned the upheaval of the French Revolution into vivid historical narrative. His surviving works mix eyewitness-era urgency with a strong royalist and religious point of view.

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Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death

Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death

by Henry Goudemetz

About the author

Little is firmly documented about Henry Goudemetz beyond his published work, but library and catalog records identify him as an eighteenth-century French writer and clergyman. His best-known book, Historical Epochs of the French Revolution, was issued in Bath in 1796 and presented him as a French clerical émigré living in England.

That background helps explain the tone of his writing. Goudemetz wrote close to the events he described, especially the fall of the monarchy and the execution of Louis XVI, and his work reflects the fears, loyalties, and moral judgments of a royalist observer shaped by the Revolution's violence.

He is also linked with local historical writing, including Voyage de Champeaux à Meaux, fait en 1785. Although biographical details such as the exact year of his death vary across records, his books remain valuable as period testimony from a displaced French author trying to make sense of a shattered world.