Scottish Border (1802–1803), recounts the legend of Melusina, a supernatural creature. Letitia Elizabeth Landon recasts Melusine symbolically as a female poet in her poem The civil war between James II (called "Zacco") and Charlotte of Cyprus forms the historical background to the events of Dorothy Dunnett's novel Race of Scorpions, and the death of Zacco and its consequences figure in To Lie With Lions, volumes three and six in her House of Niccolo series. References Further reading Endnotes: Louis de Mas Latrie, Histoire de l'île de Chypre sous les princes de la maison de Lusignan (Paris, 1852-1853) W. Stubbs, Lectures on Medieval and Modern History (3rd ed., Oxford, 1900) Medieval royal families Crusades Former monarchies of Europe Former monarchies of Asia Nobility of the Kingdom of Jerusalem Kingdom of Cyprus Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia Noble families of the Crusader states