Why was Rochester Castle under siege in 1215?

... Why was Rochester Castle under siege in 1215 When king John first became king in 1199 he owned nearly as much land in France as he did in England. By 1204 john had lost much of his French territory, including Normandy. This was partly the fault of Richard the lionheart, who was the king before John. Richard had made his nobles in France angry because he took so much money from them and many of them were tired of being ruled by an English king. Some of these nobles thought that a man called Arthur of Brittany would be a better ruler for them rather than john. The people in France who did not like the idea of john as their new ruler soon rebelled against him. At first things went well for john in the struggle and he captured many of his enemies, including Arthur of Brittany. After the death of

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