and what was the dispute about?
His candidate, Emma de Ebor', was  unacceptable by many nuns.
Keldholme Priory election dispute
 the Archbishop of York, William Greenfield, appointed one of the nuns to lead the house. His candidate, Emma de Ebor' (Emma of York), was deemed unacceptable by many nuns
what was the keldholme priory election dispute? The dispute occurred in Yorkshire, England. who was the dispute between? Archbishop of York and other nuns.
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Keldholme Priory election dispute [SEP] Introduction
The Keldholme Priory election dispute occurred in Yorkshire, England, in 1308. After a series of resignations by its prioresses, the establishment was in a state of turmoil, and the Archbishop of York, William Greenfield, appointed one of the nuns to lead the house. His candidate, Emma de Ebor' (Emma of York), was deemed unacceptable by many nuns, who undermined her from the start to the extent that she resigned three months later. The archbishop, forced to find another candidate, claimed that he was unable to do so from within the priory and appointed Joan de Pykering from nearby Rosedale Priory.