In 1646, Stow on the Wold was the site of the last battle of the English Civil War.
Fought between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists, the hotel was used as the Royalists' headquarters during the battle.
A letter from a Royalist Commander was also found at the hotel some three hundred years later.
It is from these historic associations with the Royalists, that The Royalist Hotel in Stow on the Wold derives its current name