Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
bief history » brief hystory, reef history, brief herstory
ref history » reef history, etf history, tnf history
22 public » 2 public, 12 public, 3 public
23 great » 3 great, 13 great, 23 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 %23 great britain %((((((ref history) OR (imf history))) OR (bief history))) OR (brief history)) %2f 1688-1815%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%22 public %23 great britain %((((((ref history) OR (imf history))) or (bief history))) or (brief history)) %2f 1688-1815%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%22 public %23 great britain %((((((ref history) OR (imf history))) or (bief history))) or (brief history)) %2f 1688-1815%22*.