Woke row as Captain Cook botanist who 'founded' Kew Gardens is branded 'enabler of slavery'

Sir Joseph Banks, the 18th century scientist credited with making Kew Gardens the world-leading centre of botany, has been branded an 'enabler of slavery' by English Heritage in the latest 'woke' row.

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