secret history

British  

noun

1. Also called: shadow history.  a version of historical events which differs from the official or commonly accepted record and purports to be the true version

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Example Sentences

That summer, he began to read the secret history of the Vietnam War.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2023

I uncovered extracts from the transcript of an interview given by Barclays cash trader Peter Johnson whilst researching a book I have written about the secret history of the interest rate rigging scandal.

From BBC • May 22, 2023

Léa Mysius’s “The Five Devils” offers a science-fictional interpretation of such heavy baggage, unveiling the secret history of an interracial family with cool, hypnotic swagger.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

Mars may have harbored life at some point, and more intense study of the planet might eventually reveal that secret history.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2022

I thought I knew everything about my mom—about both of them, really—but here was this secret history I didn’t know about.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon