Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
reef history » brief history, reeves history, reef fishery
ref history » brief history, bief history, imf history
21 public » 2 public, 1 public, 11 public
2c public » 2 public, 22 public, c public
23 green » 3 green, 13 green
24 1688 » 2 1688, 22 1688, 28 1688
4 1688 » _ 1688, 2 1688, 5 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%((2c public) OR (21 public)) %((23 green) OR (3 great)) britain %((ref history) OR (reef history)) %((24 1688) OR (4 1688))-1815%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%((2c public) or (21 public)) %((23 green) or (3 great)) britain %((ref history) or (reef history)) %((24 1688) OR (4 1688))-1815%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%((2c public) or (21 public)) %((23 green) or (3 great)) britain %((ref history) or (reef history)) %((24 1688) OR (4 1688))-1815%22*.