Editing Stow-on-the-Wold (section)

===Civil war===
Stow played a role in the [[English Civil War]]. A number of engagements took place in the area, the local church of St Edward being damaged in one skirmish. On 21 March 1646, the [[Cavalier|Royalists]], commanded by Sir [[Jacob Astley, 1st Baron Astley of Reading|Jacob Astley]], were defeated at the [[Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold]], with hundreds of prisoners being confined for some time in St Edwards.<ref name="Bingham2010">{{Cite book |last=Bingham |first=Jane |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AiSkGUrSrEMC&pg=PA58 |title=The Cotswolds: A Cultural History |date=2010-02-18 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-195398755 |pages=58– |access-date=1 December 2012}}</ref> This battle took place one mile north of Stow-on-the-Wold. After initial royalist success, the superiority of the parliamentary forces overwhelmed and routed the royalist forces. Fleeing the field, the royalists fought a running fight back into the streets of Stow, where the final action took place, culminating in surrender in the market square.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold (1646) |url=http://www.battlefieldsofbritain.co.uk/battle_stow_on_the_wold_1646.html |website=Battlefields of Britain |access-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829121246/http://www.battlefieldsofbritain.co.uk/battle_stow_on_the_wold_1646.html |archive-date=29 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>