Secret History

A secret history (or shadow history) is a revisionist interpretation of either fictional or real (or known) history which is claimed to have been deliberately suppressed, forgotten, or ignored by established scholars.

Read more about Secret History:  Secret Histories of The Real World, Fictional Secret Histories, Secret Histories of Fictional Worlds

Famous quotes containing the words secret and/or history:

    “A man’s most open actions have a secret side to them.”
    —Joseph Conrad (1857–1924)

    “Like their personal lives, women’s history is fragmented, interrupted; a shadow history of human beings whose existence has been shaped by the efforts and the demands of others.”
    —Elizabeth Janeway (b. 1913)