Power and Legitimacy

The exhibition explores connections between the objects, Shakespeare’s text and performance. Here, Jonjo O'Neill is Richard III. In the exhibition, you can see the full performance and a range of objects including a boar badge worn by supporters and a portrait of the King with a broken sword.

Speech taken from Richard III, Act 1, Scene 1, filmed exclusively for the British Museum in collaboration with the RSC.

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