Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
brief hystory » brief history, brief herstory, brief story
bief history » brief history, imf history, reef history
22 public » 12 public, 3 public, 4 public
13 great » 3 great, 13 green
2f 1688 » 2 1688, 22 1688, 24 1688

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22finance%((22 public) OR (2 public)) %13 great britain %((bief history) OR (brief hystory)) %2f 1688-1815%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%((22 public) or (2 public)) %13 great britain %((bief history) OR (brief hystory)) %2f 1688-1815%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%((22 public) or (2 public)) %13 great britain %((bief history) OR (brief hystory)) %2f 1688-1815%22*.