For 10 points, name this British group which feared lowered wages and less work due to new industrial practices and destroyed mechanized looms in protest.
Their main technique of protest first occurred at Ansey and was defended in a speech to Parliament by Lord Byron. This group's first notable activity was a March 11, 1811 attack in Nottinghamshire. Taking their name from a man signing a "worker's manifesto" of the time, King Ned, this group was responsible for Machine Breaking becoming a capital offense in England. For 10 points, name this British group which feared lowered wages and less work due to new industrial practices and destroyed mechanized looms in protest.
Their main technique of protest first occurred at Ansey and was defended in a speech to Parliament by Lord Byron.
{Luddites}