- Jul 11 French King Henri III accept demands of Catholic League
- Jul 21 First engagement between the English fleet and the Spanish Armada off the Eddystone Rocks
- Jul 26 English Admiral John Hawkins knighted for his actions against the Armada
- Jul 29 The Battle of Gravelines - Spanish Armada damaged and scattered by the English fleet
- Jul 29 Duke Farneses troops ready for invasion of England