Adam of Usk was born in about 1352 probably in Usk, Monmouthshire. He earned a doctorate at Oxford University by 1381. Details his career as a lawyer in England.
He was an eye-witness to the revolution of 1399, but soon after this, having left England for Rome, he fell out with Henry IV and spent several years in exile, accused of collaborating with the Welsh rebel leader, Owain Glyn Dwr.