Sheila Paine obituary

Other lives: Author and expert on tribal embroideries who travelled to far-flung countries to discover textile patterns and traditions

Sir John Elliott obituary

Historian of imperial Spain known for his vivid biography of a 17th-century statesman, the count-duke of Olivares

Other lives: Author who made a huge contribution to the study of Britain’s maritime history

Other lives: Art historian who championed the work of the British artist Thomas Hennell

Archaeologist who explored the histories of a Norfolk village and of TE Lawrence in the Middle East

Prolific author and illustrator whose affectionate image of childhood has been instantly recognisable for more than 60 years

Other lives: Publisher who championed Michael Morpurgo and Floella Benjamin

Illustrator and creator of the Meg and Mog children’s books, who also used pop-up and paper cut-outs to thrilling effect

Other lives: Founder of one of the first city farms, in London’s docklands

Anti-racism activist and co-founder of New Beacon Books, Britain’s first specialist black bookshop and publishing company

Conservative American humorist, political satirist and writer who took aim at his own generation – the baby boomers

Other lives: Linguist and Old Testament scholar who wrote extensively on biblical texts

Writer, documentary-maker and broadcaster who was the popular quizmaster of TV’s University Challenge for 25 years

Catamaran boatbuilder, Atlantic sailor and adventurer with an unconventional family life

Writer whose collection of short stories, English Magic, showed how the apparently mundane could be imbued with significance