Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
bief history » brief hystory, reef history, ref history
2c public » 2 public, 22 public, 21 public
23 great » 3 great, 13 great, 23 green
28 1688 » 22 1688, 8 1688, 24 1688
2 1688 » _ 1688, 5 1688, b 1688
4 1688 » _ 1688, 5 1688, b 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 %23 great britain %((bief history) OR (((imf history) OR (brief history)))) %((28 1688) OR (((2 1688) OR (4 1688))))-1815%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%2c public %23 great britain %((bief history) or (((imf history) OR (brief history)))) %((28 1688) or (((2 1688) or (4 1688))))-1815%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%2c public %23 great britain %((bief history) or (((imf history) OR (brief history)))) %((28 1688) or (((2 1688) or (4 1688))))-1815%22*.