The Mad Eccentric Like NO Other | Dr William Price

Welcome to Forgotten Lives! In today's episode, we are looking into the life of William Price! A surgeon, Welsh nationalist, chartist and druid who pioneered social health care and cremation in Britain!
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[@ForgottenLives]

If you are here from the compilation that cut off continue here: 6:05!

[@KrissyJay777]

Although he was well ahead of his time, Price is an example of a fine line between genius and insanity. Great video!

[@ellicooper2323]

Most geniuses are insane.

[@lorishu48103]

Elli Cooper perhaps it’s because genius and insanity overlap in eccentricity?

[@ellicooper2323]

Lorraine Shulman That’s probably it.

[@zombiechicken7114]

He was an amazing innovator especially with his payment arrangement to allow the nhs to develop!

[@elizabethspedding1975]

He was a man before his time. Many of his legacies live on.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

I was so happy when the notification appeared, another fascinating tale and as usual brilliantly narrated, I had never heard of Dr William Price but the next time I visit Wales I think I will stop in Llantrisant :)

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Very nice too see you here good sir.

[@ForgottenLives]

Cheers BC 😃

[@tinyGrim1]

BC its mortis ! this time i know... he speaks faster and higher pitch than you...yes...this is driving me nuts, well more so antway.. lol

[@carolynross1248]

Hi 👋🏼 Brief Case your biggest fan here I found this channel from you! It’s fabulous also I love this community.

[@SafetySpooon]

It was interesting that he was right in so many ways: money IS dirty, smoking IS bad!

[@ashleelarsen7765]

The cremation thing is 100% accurate

[@garrethgoodworth2494]

As a man who recently discovered he is of Welch heritage, I wish there was a KZbin LOVE button. Thank you for sharing this.

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@aik51912]

I have never heard of this guy. Fascinating story. Thank you so much for your amazing videos!

[@jaegrimoire1434]

What an interesting man! A bit of a nut, but then again aren't all people who are ahead of their time a little off? Well done!

[@MsZoedog66]

Exactly!

[@baliksupper6043]

People with no imagination always think anyone who’s different is a bit of a “nut”!

[@jackpayne4658]

Dr Price is discussed in Ronald Hutton's 'Blood and Mistletoe', a wonderful history of Druidism and its regular re-invention over the centuries. Many of the leading characters are just as memorable as Price, often sharing a mix of scholarship, wishful thinking, and well-meaning dishonesty.

[@monao318]

Absolutely fascinating. Would have loved to have met this man and had a chat over a bottle of champagne. People who think "outside of the box" are so refreshing to be around. Good choice and well presented. Thank you 😊

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Good afternoon 🌞 folks. Thanks for uploading FL, ALWAYS a pleasure 🤗

[@janetcw9808]

Hiya, bedtime here for me, good wishes 🥂👍🏼

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Good night from Scotland 🇬🇧👌

[@berenicewaters4096]

What such a great story of the eccentric Welsh man. Never heard from him.

[@ForgottenLives]

😄

[@ytharper66]

Price was a nut job extraordinaire.

[@jrr832]

No, just Welsh

[@JDfabricacations]

Haha what a guy, I take my hat off to him. This channel is great, I came here from Brief Case now I’m going to binge watch all of these👍 Subbed

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks very much!!

[@stewartmeetball3417]

I'm so glad I subbed to this channel. It's growing too be one of my favourites.. thank you for the cracking content

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad to hear it, thanks very much :)

[@janetcw9808]

It's one of the highlights of my week 👍🏼

[@66LordLoss66]

My mother and I were visiting our relations' graves today. Mother mentioned how the family (Welsh) were mostly cremated and that conversation led us to finding out about Dr. WILLIAM PRICE. What a mad man!? I'm shocked there hasn't been a movie based on him. You wouldn't believe this was a true story. Kind of like Robin Williams playing Patch Adams. I'd absolutely watch a *William Price* movie.

[@EllaNonimato]

*Relatives

[@lauraleigh5562]

So enjoyed this video of this utterly fascinating man. Suffice to say Mr. Price lived his life on his own terms, in his own way and was extremely successful to boot. I saved video to watch again later! And just became new subscriber.

[@finolaomurchu8217]

This man Price was just amazing. I've never heard of him. He would fit right into society nowadays.☘🇮🇪🧚‍♂️

[@elliegotfredson3712]

Excellent Hippie!

[@catherinewhite2172]

I had never heard of him before which is surprising as he had done some noteworthy things,barking mad or not. Great work 👏👏👏

[@elizabethshaw734]

I lived in Wales for a few years and I began in Cardiff and then moved to mountain ash and then to trefforest in the house where Tom Jones grew up. I also lived in Tontag and Caerphilly. I learned to speak Welsh conversationally and the Welsh language had been destroyed by England for a thousand years. They were not allowed to speak their own language put it on street signs or teach it in school. Today if you visit Wales all of the signery is in English and Welsh including government placed highway signs. I always thought that The Roundhouse is looks like funeral homes!

[@largedoglover99]

Thank you for another interesting story!

[@tlcferguson8243]

That was a wonderful video. My husband was 75 when we met. he was 32 years older then me. He helped me raise my youngest to her 30's. He would have loved this video. All that free love, running around in the nude, and later not cutting his beard, that part I can tell you is just getting old, and not wanting to shave.

[@rhijulbec1]

I am sorry for the loss of your husband. Love is love 😍. Age doesn't enter into it! I am glad you had him as long as you did. He sounds like a good man. Jenn 🇨🇦

[@annanajduch5201]

A bit sick for me

[@migue4793]

He was very ahead of his time kind of like an 1800s hippie. Cremation is the way to go because is easier, faster, cleaner and cheaper.

[@carolynross1248]

Hi one of your biggest fans again thank you so very much for this post! Many people commented crazy I think he was oddly fascinating there is always a fine line between genius and madness! Again love your stories, research and narration.🤎 I would love to know more about Price what a life!!

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for the support :)

[@josh656]

Where do we submit names to be listed as a lunatic? I have several referrals.

[@janetcw9808]

🤔🤣🤣❤️👍🏼

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Number 4 Edmonton's drive Glasgow.

[@catherinewhite2172]

Me too 😂😂😂

[@juliahamilton2282]

You start with the Trumps who who book

[@savantianprince]

@@janetcw9808 see

[@janetcw9808]

Thanks so much FL, as usual, I will listen to this many times. Very good wishes to you, all you love and followers Worldwide Xxx 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🗺️ 🍀 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Thank you 😊

[@materialgal1627]

Listed as a lunatic 🤣, I’d like to sign a couple of people up

[@Story-Voracious66]

Thanks FL, He seems to have been a man before his time. He was right in so many ways. But on top of that he was really full of himself, and would probably believed that he could never be wrong about anything. If there is one kind of person that most people can't tolerate, that is the kind who is right and knows it. 😀

[@kflo8634]

I think this is my favorite episode. Such an interesting character

[@cennethadameveson3715]

Strangely, saw his statue yesterday. You put together a great history. Sorry, I did find myself correcting some pronunciations but overall you did ok.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks very much!

[@nancyM1313]

You were wonderful like always.😇

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching and the support :)

[@katekendall6574]

Fascinating! Had never heard of him but always love hearing about true Welsh heroes! What a guy! 💖

[@thejudgmentalcat]

I'm adding this man's name to my list of people from the past I would like to meet.

[@janetcw9808]

I know, me too 😹

[@janetcw9808]

P. S., I'm still in love with your cat Xxx

[@stewartmeetball3417]

It would be fascinating

[@emmatheavengerpeel]

I learned about him in school coz we had an eccentric drama/Welsh teacher who made it his mission to teach as many kids as possible abt him while pointing out what a bastard the Well known David Lloyd George was

[@janejayne8152]

Your cat looks so much like one of mine !

[@ELKE-]

FLives! You have been missed! Thank you for this great upload!

[@ELKE-]

Thank you FLives. It was indeed a great story, with your incredible narration! Did enjoy, of course! Always. You had 6 ads. I was about to relisten one of your videos, after i done my listen with Nocturna; then you pop up! Will do now before sleep, already listened to MM. Then, the others two awesome channels: The C. Reel and BCase. Good night. Take care.

[@janetcw9808]

Elke B, We have a lot in common 👍🏼

[@ELKE-]

@@janetcw9808 That's great Janet!👍 I am relisten now to BCase, for more ads. They all deserve it isn't? Stay safe Janet😷 I'll retired to bed soon! Good night😇

[@nancyM1313]

@@ELKE- 😇🙏all the best!💟

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for the support! Appreciate it 😃

[@susanyoung5447]

Very interesting. An interesting man and ahead of his time on many ways. I have made my own wishes concerning cremation known to my family.

[@pimpozza]

That was totally fascinating.. never heard of Dr Price, even though I'm British 😳 Great narration of an intriguing tale.. thanks FL 👍

[@stewartmeetball3417]

He's new too myself as well

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching!

[@nicolevarnam2290]

Thank U So Much💙Excellent Work as Always❤

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Yes thank you

[@LisaBabe85]

Such an interesting and forward thinking man. He was way ahead of the times he lived in!

[@JTA1961]

5 or 6 areas he was hugely ahead. Im supprised the "church" didn't rub him out .

[@TheCrimeReel]

Great job FL such an interesting story

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks CR!

[@XXFallenAngel1]

I'm new to this channel and I've watched a few videos. All I can say thank you for the hard work you put into these videos. I can't wait to watch more.

[@julielivinlife2447]

Wow! Eccentric indeed. Some of his ideas were revolutionary for his time. Other ideas were kind of out there. Its interesting that he was against marriage but in the end he got married. Very intelligent man, dedicated to blessing the lives of his fellow countrymen and women. It seems like he would be a feminist if he were alive today. 💛

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Feminism's a cancer on this earth. It ruins good girls and turns them into troglodytes..

[@oliviagreen7423]

Ad hominem attack and projection. No actual facts to support stance. Fail😀

[@sheskates6551]

Stewart Meetball don’t worry you can still order your bride by mail

[@JTA1961]

@@sheskates6551 however ifn you think amazon is going to deliver you'd be in deNILE.😃

[@anaphylacticpete5788]

Except for the obsession with a male child, definitely.

[@naomiseraphina9718]

I LOVE THIS GUY!!! My, but they really don't make eccentric geniuses like they used to!! What a delightful and fascinating man Dr. Price was! I'm so happy to have heard of him! Thank you for making this lovely video, and best of luck with all that you do! Sincerely, -N

[@oliviagreen7423]

I guess the closest we have is Elon maybe

[@megancrager4397]

We do, but you just don't know it cuz media doesn't show it 🤷‍♀️

[@christinebuckingham8369]

@@oliviagreen7423 Price is far cooler, interesting and more ahead of his time! He also was not greedy and selfish like Elon.

[@DenitaArnold]

He was ahead of his time. He lived a good long life, so his lifestyle made some sense

[@Yer-Mam]

Another fascinating story! 👍

[@trj1442]

Awesome doco. Thanks. Great to see your subs creeping up. I love your channel.

[@victoriateague9012]

What a brilliant man I have never heard of.

[@tomcaldwell5750]

Thank you! I always enjoy your videos.

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad to hear it !

[@DavidBrisco]

Super Fascinating!

[@anon123214]

I fully support Dr. William Price.

[@StuartWoodwardJP]

Wow! What a life. Thanks for making this.

[@selfhealherbs13ms]

Love it 💘 I watch it twice.

[@christinepolley3520]

Keep up the wonderful stories. I love all the pictures. ❤❤

[@janetcw9808]

A pioneer in many ways, thanks for this x

[@baliksupper6043]

What a truly great man.

[@ginaandseason2774]

What an interesting man!!! Great video as always. Thank you!

[@JOYOUSONEX]

A unique man in some ways ahead of his time. But unfortunately his preoccupation with relatively unimportant issues derailed his life. Too bad.

[@rosebud3971]

😘😘😘😘 Excellent job, as usual-txs

[@noneyourbiz8886]

Nice video. I really enjoy your work and the information on lesser known people of history. 💚🖤💚🖤

[@matthewwaters5317]

What a remarkable story, I love Wales :)

[@stewartmeetball3417]

Particularly interested in the south. Love st David's. Beautiful

[@ForgottenLives]

Cheers Matthew!

[@dianeparr2483]

Would love to visit. Welsh on my father's side.

[@pixiepunk8447]

I like how he championed veganism then went on to wear a dead fox on his head 😂😂😂😂 sure grew out of his beliefs!

[@ForgottenLives]

Vegetarianism! But yeah 😅

[@SafetySpooon]

Do we have any proof that he murdered the fox, or simply found one that had died naturally....?

[@jamsaidemelo1367]

From what i understood vegetarianism was based on his belief that eating meat was bad for you not the treatment of animal.

[@marysylvie2012]

His belief was not not to kill animals, but not to eat them. There is a difference, Hence vegans can wear watches with leather bands, and leather shoes too. And fur. Mankind has been created with teeth that say: omnivorous.

[@DannyandKerry]

@@marysylvie2012having teeth doesnt make you omnivorous 🤣 And no, Vegans dont kill animals to wear their body parts, gross.

[@peggyjaeger9280]

Another fascinating story. What an interesting and unique man. You always find such wonderful characters!

[@richiehughes4719]

Great job as usual. It's good to see a younger person enjoy and present history/stories.

[@bettyjames4155]

Thank you for another fascinating video! William was very eccentric but I think he was a decent person.

[@wendymudkins6870]

Great video I always look forward to them you did a wonderful job telling this mans story thank you

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for the support!

[@angels4225]

My favorite thus far

[@paysonterhune290]

This was really cool!

[@daniellekennedy8118]

So nice that he fathered a bunch of children outside of wedlock /s. I hope he was as eager to be a parent to those babies and support their well-being and education as he was in "free love" -- which we all know is not really free.

[@ipsygypsy16]

So many achievements in One life! Wow. Contemporary times may call him a lunatic or whatever, that he continued having children well into his 80s proved that he did something right. Thank you for the fascinating content.

[@franreid8203]

Fabulous, thank you.

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks!

[@krystalrobin3164]

Oh my!! That was a fabulous story FL!! I enjoyed it so very much. Dr. Price made life so interesting for everyone I'm sure! I would have enjoyed meeting him

[@ForgottenLives]

Glad you enjoyed 😃

[@wolfman75]

You did great!!! Thank You Sir!!!👍😎

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks :)

[@kerrygleeson4409]

What an interesting story thanks for sharing

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for watching :)

[@steampunkpixie2643]

He was clearly a man who was ahead of his times.

[@ohmeowzer1]

Thank you

[@aidanmcferris9348]

He was SO far ahead of his time! He may have been eccentric, but most of his thinking was spot on!

[@gailhandschuh1138]

Thanks for the excellent video. I really like your stuff FL. 😘😘🥰

[@stewartmeetball3417]

I do too

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks for the support!

[@adele3874]

💖 William price was amazing so sad about the baby I hope their both together now 💕💖

[@nedludd7622]

Though not comparable to him in his madness, an American woman who was controversial for being ahead of her time, Victoria Woodhull, deserves an episode.

[@marieeileen5176]

Great channel btw-just subscribed!!!! Fab job

[@ForgottenLives]

Welcome! Thanks 😊

[@melsterifficmama1808]

Wow! What a brilliant person! He may have gone a bit off the rails in his advanced years, but I would like to have a doctor like him.

[@anniej1834]

Thanks 4 another fantastic video really enjoyed it fantastic narration as always see u next week 😀 stay safe

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed :)

[@pygiana16]

I wish I could’ve given you a few lessons on pronunciation of Welsh words and names. But thanks for bringing Dr Price to a wider audience outside Wales.

[@nancyM1313]

🕴💙thank you flives!

[@mijiyoon5575]

Interesting...TY

[@YDdraigBach]

This was a really good video. You did very well with the Welsh - it's a pretty difficult language!

[@oliviagreen7423]

Very interesting life story, ty. I'm enjoying this channel and as an American I love your accent💯👍

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks very much!

[@charlottesometimes6977]

This narrative seems so familiar... Excellent work,as per usual. 💜

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks!

[@winter3110]

I had never heard of this name or story absolutely briliiant I have subscribed I love History. Ty!

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks very much!

[@selfhealherbs13ms]

Love this story

[@ForgottenLives]

Happy to hear it :)

[@GriffithsJacqueline]

That was fantastic. I live in Newport where the Chartist Roits happened & you can see the bullet holes on the side walls & pillars in front of what was The Westgate Hotel was. It only closed about 35 yrs ago. The facade is the same but its empty sadly. I had many a nice drink in that hotel as a late teen. It was one of the 4 pubs we would visit til nightclub time. It was still very Victorian then, steps up to the grand front door, it was a lovely place. Yes, bad welsh pronunciation but I won't hold that against you!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿💝

[@paulinefairbrother6647]

Wow, very interesting story about a very interesting man.

[@jocelynpoesnecker5526]

So good it is to not be a pagan!!!!!! This report was of interest to me, Jocelyn Poesnecker. I live near Philadelphia, USA. I love God and know that Only God Grants rain. For many, many years now I prayed to Dear God for rain, for our drinking, bathing and for the trees and other plants. Always Dear God Granted our area rain but not floods. I thank Dear God for that. Do not pray to Jesus or his mother. They both prayed to God. Do not say that you Grow anything. Only Dear God Makes things Grow!!! I want to share some concerns of mine: I went out some months ago to Bryn Mawr, PA, and was shocked that the thrift store was closed due to what some people told them to do. The grocery store called "Giant" was open, and I heard that the Walmart and Target stores were open. No one came to my door and asked my opinion about this before they demanded only some stores to close, and yet let others be open. No one called me, nor did I get a notice in the mail from any local government official!!!! Concerning Gov. Cuomo and the liqueur stores, it is known that our Only Creator, God, Forbade the drinking of alcohol. Jesus, a human who told God's Message, did not drink alcohol. The authors of texts where they wrote that he did, lied about Jesus and alcohol drinking. The Quaker leaders staunchly hold a rule to not drink alcohol. Check what doctors submitted to the people of Lancet magazine concerning the dangers of drinking even a small amount of alcohol, about two years ago. I am very religious, but being religious DOES NOT include believing that Dear God has a son, or a mother. In some very old reports people who learned directly from Jesus wrote that Jesus was a human, and that God does not have a son. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was known to be a human who never Created, just like the rest of us humans, in that regard. Perhaps one manuscript with a true report of what Jesus said about Dear God is in Turkey now. There was a news story about one or two years ago about this very old book. It is known that the man who was called King James was a big liar, and sinner, and lied about what Jesus and some followers of Jesus really said. It is not hard to be truly religious According to God. One must go away from the TV watching, and seek God's Guidance, listen and believe and act. Please read my post in response to Pres. Macron. I ask Dear God humbly to Bless you and your family.: I praise and thank Dear God I am a real Muslim adult woman. I am sure of this. When I thought of Mr. Macron right now, Dear God Helped me think of his recent public statement saying that he wants to preserve the right (according to him and it is not a right of ours According to God) to blaspheme. After he made that obviously evil declaration then the cartoons came out again, and the teacher was murdered (which were both evil acts). Look to who started a new chapter in an evil effort to slander DEAR GOD!!!!!!!!! Mr. Macron does not say that people have the right to hurt him and his wife, (not that I heard). This is excellent. I hope we all agree that Dear God did not Say that people have the right to hurt others. God did not Say that we have that as a right, and Dear God Said that different peoples are to get to know each other, and live harmoniously on this earth, with the complimentary talents that God Gave them. It must be made clear that two phrases have been said, and some said that is what they want, BUT THEY REALLY DO NOT!!!! What are they? They are the phrases ( and please do not say them out loud): so-called "freedom of speech" and "freedom of thought". Why do I say that all humans really do not want these at this moment? Concerning the speech issue, I do not want others to say hurtful words to me or to another about me. Here in Pennsylvania, people have been arrested, and put in mental hospitals for up to 20 days or more, because a second person went to a third person, and said that they want to write that a person, who is not present, is harmful to themselves and/or others. Some one decided to say some words "freely", and truly innocent people have been arrested here. Concerning the issue of thought: if you think, and do not talk about it, Only God Knows all about it, and you might remember some percentage. Dear God Might Let some person know something that another thought but did not say. Do not worry; Dear God Will never betray anyone. But who are the mentally ill by their own admission (and it is always temporary!!!!)? They are people who used to feel that they thought fine, but then they experienced a lessening of their memory, inability to compose sentences quickly, inability to plan as they used to, as some examples. Some people said that they heard voices out loud, but did not see anyone, and the words were: that they were evil or to do something evil. Genies, who are not seen by humans, do exist on earth. Others had a difficult time discerning if bad thoughts were theirs, or they thought of something bad they read about, or saw on TV, and they themselves do not like it. Mentally ill people do not want bad thoughts, and want to be calm, and want to be considered normal and non-dangerous. They want "thought control", not so-called freedom of thought. People, humans and genies, said "I want to be calm and peaceful, with memory, intelligence and mental sharpness. But they WILL NOT HAVE THIS STATE if they are personally set on being evil. If a person, be he human or genie, is set on being evil, then he or she is very dangerous! Some Good News From Dear God Is: no person is blocked By God from repenting to God, and changing their evil ways. If he or she makes the true effort to do that, then he or she is obviously no longer set on being evil. I typed a lot in terms of content. I welcome replies from people who work to have a good heart According to Dear God. I ask Dear God humbly to Bless you and your family. My KZbin channel is: lateefah s.🌸🍇🌷🍎🥀🎁🌈🌻🍊🦋💐🌹🍄🥜🍋🐚🍁🍓🏕💎🍐😄❤️🕌🕌🕌

[@lanacampbell-moore4549]

Yay😁

[@hannyb9417]

Purely from a Welsh speaker's point of view, the way you say "Cyfarthfa" and "Morganwg" has me howling 🤣 very interesting video though!

[@ForgottenLives]

Hahah I tired my best even looked up the pronunciation but I always heard different versions 😅

[@hannyb9417]

@@ForgottenLives I live 5 minutes away from Pontypridd so this was genuinely a very fascinating video to me so thanks for making it! Always tickles me hearing English people trying to say Welsh words though 😉

[@MsZoedog66]

What an interesting man!

[@Blaklege63]

what a cool story

[@Slayerjane61]

A brilliant lunatic is a beautiful spectacle of humanity:)

[@user-cj6yw5fu4l]

Remarkable

[@agnescassar7604]

Thank you, most unusual man,bit eccentric. ❤❤

[@ForgottenLives]

My pleasure!

[@hildy208]

Cool story!

[@stewartmeetball3417]

I found this fascinating 👍

[@ForgottenLives]

Thanks very much!!