I finally have a young adult bibliography compiled for the sketching tour I am leading to London in January. I am making that bibliography available below. For those interested in my more complete adult list, please be sure to sign up for my newsletter if you haven't already (form in sidebar) as that booklist will be made available shortly to newsletter subscribers.
London: A Bibliography for Young Adults
Disclaimer: Please note that some of these books/videos may contain offensive language in parts. I have attempted to limit the list to books I feel are wholesome enough to be used for high schoolers. I have not previewed every single video and I do know the Crown, and perhaps other series, contain some material that would be best to skip over. Discretion advised!
Day One:
Walking Tour of Westminster and Palace Areas
VIDEO
— The Crown
TV Series depicting the life of Queen Elizabeth II
— BBC TV Westminster Abbey
Documentary about Westminster Abbey
— The Queen’s Palaces (BBC)
Documentary about Buckingham Palace
— Downton Abbey
TV Series depicting life in the early 20th century in Northern England
— Sherlock Holmes
— Paddington Bear
— Darkest Hour (Winston Churchill movie)
— The Royal Wedding: William & Catherine
The royal wedding inside Westminster Abbey
— Queen and Country (PBS)
Documentary about the British monarchy
— The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
Documentary about the Queen’s coronation
Day Two:
Tower of London
VIDEO
— Secrets of the Tower of London (PBS)
Documentary about the Tower of London
BOOKS
London by Christopher Skaife
Day Three:
Kensington Palace, V&A Museum, Afternoon Tea
VIDEO
— Victoria
TV Drama Series about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
— The Queen
Movie based on the days immediately following the death of Diana,
Princess of Wales
— Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy
Documentary about Diana to commemorate 20 years since her death
BOOKS
by Lucy Worsley
by Helen Rappaport
-- Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Kensington Park was used as inspiration for the story of Peter Pan
Day Four:
Markets/Shopping
VIDEO
— 84 Charing Cross
Movie depicting the correspondence and subsequent friendship of
an author in NYC and a bookseller in London
BOOKS
— 84 Charing Cross by Anne Bancroft
The story of a friendship between an author in NYC and a bookseller
in London
— Pretty City London by Siobhan Ferguson
A compilation of beautiful photos from London by an instagram artist
Day Five:
Church, National Gallery and National Portrait Gallery
Day Six:
Day trip to Bath
VIDEO
— Persuasion
Jane Austen’s famous novel partially set in Bath
BOOKS
— Persuasion by Jane Austen
Day Seven:
Day trip to Windsor Castle
VIDEO
— The Queen’s Palaces
Documentary covering Windsor Castle
— Elizabeth at 90 (BBC)
Documentary of the Queen’s 90 years
— Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work (BBC)
Documentary about the Royal Family
— Bertie & Elizabeth: The Story of King George VI & Queen
Elizabeth
Tells the story of the present Queen’s parents
BOOKS
— Princess Elizabeth’s Spy by Susan Elia NacNeal (fiction)
Day Eight:
Day trip to Oxford
VIDEO
— *Tolkien
Movie about Tolkien’s early years including WWI and the TCBS
— Harry Potter Movie 1
Scenes inspired by the dining hall at Christ Church College
— Inspector Lewis/Endeavor
Murder mystery TV series set in Oxford
BOOKS
— Becoming Mrs. Lewis by Patti Callahan
Historical fiction telling the story of C.S. Lewis’ relationship
with the woman who became his wife
— Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) was a teacher at Oxford and wrote
Alice in Wonderland for his little friends at Christ Church College
-- The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
The first in Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia series
-- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
-- Surprised by Oxford by Carolyn Weber
Tells of the real-life experience of an American studying at Oxford
Day Nine:
Dickens’ London
VIDEO
— *The Man Who Invented Christmas
Movie telling about Dickens’ life and the story of A Christmas Carol
— Oliver Twist
Orphan boy lured into a life of crime on London’s streets
— Bleak House
An orphan raised by her aunt and later taken in by a philanthropist
— Little Dorrit
Movie about a little girl raised in a London debtors’ prison
— A Christmas Carol
Movie about Dickens’ best-loved Christmas story
BOOKS
— A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
Dickens' most famous Christmas story, set in London
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