History timeline task By joshman 768 BCE Charlemagne becomes King Jan 1, 1077 Henry IV & Gregory VII struggle for power Aug 15, 1096 First Crusades begins Jun 15, 1215 King John signs the Magna Carta Jan 1, 1291 Crusades end Jan 1, 1347 Black Death Jan 1, 1492 Reconquista ends in Spain