 Redbeard's adventures mainly take place in the period between 1715 and 1750.The character of Redbeard was based on various historical pirates, like the Frenchman Robert Surcouf (1773–1827), as Charlier & Hubinon created three comics about him between 1949 and 1952, and these stories would later be the basis of this series.Also used are stories about the Turkish admiral Hayreddin Barbarossa (1483–1546), whose Italian name "Barbarossa" means "Red Beard".