Talk:The King of Rome

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Did you know... that The King of Rome's skin is preserved in Derby Museum because he survived where other pigeons died?

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Article mentioned in book review on Amazon[edit]

This article is mentioned in a book review on Amazon, which also mentions a talk I gave about how the article came to be written Andy Mabbett (User:Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 11:33, 22 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On display[edit]

When I wrote this article, the pigeon was in store. As a result of the publicity generated, the museum have now put him back on display, with a QRPedia code linking here! Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 22:39, 27 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Radio interview[edit]

I talked about this article, in my interview with Jamillah Knowles, for BBC Radio 5 Live’s ‘Outriders’ on 20 November 2012. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:33, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Name Suggestion[edit]

Probably an unanswerable question, but what was "The King of Rome" called before he won his big race? Do racing pigeons have names or just numbers? --AlisonW (talk) 10:23, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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