I can back up my claims with a host of well known and esteemed historians, while all you can find is this bloke.

You asked for any living historians who disagreed with you. I provided two. Now you are asking for living, well known and esteemed historians. To save me wasting any more time can you specify who they should be well known and esteemed by, what colour their hair should be, their month of birth and any other means by which you chose to dismiss their findings.