Thomas Neal (c. 1519–c. 1590): Catholic, Priest, Scholar
Issue number
(2020): 14
On 2 September 1566 Thomas Neal—Catholic, Hebraist, and New College, Oxford fellow—was presented to Elizabeth I during her six-day visit to Oxford. Neal achieved many things in his life as a scholar. But most impressively of all, however, he remained faithful to his vocation as a Catholic priest in the most turbulent and dangerous times.
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I [detail], oil on panel (c. 1575)
By an unknown continental artist
NPG 2082 © National Portrait Gallery