10 of Britain’s Greatest Eccentrics (or Weirdos, if You Were Poor)

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10. Henry Paget
9. Caroline Prodgers
8. John Overs
7. J. Thomas Looney
6. William Buckland
5. Thomas Phillipps
4. John Elwes
3. John Napier
2. Joanna Southcott
1. Francis Dashwood

Source/Further reading:

[godlaydying]

Mrs Prodgers doesn't sound like a vexatious litigant (someone who takes people to court for spurious reasons), but rather someone who made an unusual fuss over an actual injustice.

[sillypinkewe]

Progers didnt sound eccentric.. just pissed like most of us for being cheated by scammers. She tried to fix a problem.

[YouHaveReachedBob]

Stealthy Monster Energy endorsement there, Simon! :)

[jessepitt]

I’ve always said that if my father was broke and homeless everyone would call him crazy but he is pretty well off so everyone calls him “eccentric “.

[CAP]

“Eccentricity can be a virtue, if you call it individualism” - Sir Humphrey Appleby

[thompson]

The idea of a well spoken Englishman dressed in Old fashioned clothes giving lectures on horseback made me laugh out loud 😂 sitting there pointing his cane

[guyvanarsdall]

Really wish I had not been eating when Simon got to the part about William Buckland!

[QuimBeeLivingstone]

Your videos are always so interesting!

[nikkim]

lol. Thomas Phillipps' book collection reminds me of my granddad. In his house, every room (except the kitchen), of all 4 stories, plus his basement, plus both attics, had bookshelves spanning the entirety of every wall, were all completely filled with textbooks and novels on seemingly every topic imaginable excluding religion. When he passed, he had arranged for them all to be donated to various universities nearby. Damn I loved that house!


And damn.. How I so do miss his homemade lemon pound cake...

[Christinebanks]

William Shakespeare wrote his plays ! Get over it !

[barrywerdell]

Wonderful Video, great product placement for "Monster" (I'd ask for money Simon)

[kelpengineer]

OMG... exactly as Simon said Buckland gobbled up the heart of Louis the Sixteenth, an ad started for barbecue sauce with a woman licking her lips!?!😂🤣

[rhode]

Is that a monster energy drink plug or do you just like it lol at 13:09

[skydivekrazy]

Lord Dashwood has always been one of my heroes... Always will be.

[benjamintaylor]

The rooster/soot thing had me creased! 🤣

[gingataisen]

Henry Paget looked like he could've played bass for Black Sabbath.

[annettefournier]

The gaiety theater? No double meaning there😎

[sabrenashull]

Growing up I wanted to go live in England and be an excentric . Would be better than staying in the states and be a weirdo.

[julianhart]

The overs one was the best, she thought he was a ghost so hit him over the head with an ore!! That should be a movie!

[jpp]

Your cheap guys reminded me of a friend, he gets his windshield wipers out of the trash at the auto parts stores. He exclaimed to me. People always will replace their wipers when only one is bad. One can't argue with that.