Conversation so far:
What were Trevor-Ropers thoughts on the general crisis of the 17th century?
He argued that the middle years of the 17th century in Western Europe saw a widespread break-down in politics, economics and society.
What were the effects of this break-down?
English Civil War, the Fronde in France, the climax of the Thirty Years' War in Germany, troubles in the Netherlands, and revolts against the Spanish Crown.
Were there other major effects?
the increasingly powerful centralizing, bureaucratic, sovereign princely states, represented by the Court, and the traditional, regional, land-based aristocracy and gentry, representing the 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 general crisis of the 17th century ?