Conversation so far:
What were Hugh Trevor-Ropers thoughts on the general crisis of the 17th century?
Hugh Trevor-Ropers argued that the middle years of the 17th century in Western Europesaw a widespread break-down in politics, economics and society.
What were the effects of the break-downs in politics, economics and society in the 17th Century crisis?
The English Civil War, the Fronde in France, the climax of the Thirty Years' War in Germany, troubles in the Netherlands, were all manifestations of the same problems.
Were there other major effects from the 17th Century Crisis?
The most important causes of the “general crisis” in Hugh Trevor-Roper's opinion were conflicts between “Court” and “Country”.

Question: How did European society and its people change after these major shifts?
Self-contained rewrite: How did European society and its people change after the major shifts of the 17th century?