Conversation so far:
What was the crisis Hugh Trevor-Roper wrote about?
He argued middle years of the 17th century in Western Europe saw a widespread break-down in politics, economics and society.
What was the cause of the crisis in Hugh Trevor-Roper's opinion?
It was caused by demographic, social, religious, economic and political problems.
Did everyone agree there was actually a crisis according to Hugh Trevor-Roper?
The general crisis thesis generated controversy between supporters of this theory, and those, such as the Marxist historian Eric Hobsbawm.
Did people agree with Hugh Trevor-Roper about the crisis?
There were supporters of his theory.
Did Hugh Trevor-Roper have any critics regarding the crisis?
A third faction denied that there was any general crisis,” for example the Dutch historian Ivo Schöffer, the Danish historian Niels Steengsgaard, and the Soviet historian A. D. Lublinskaya.
Is there anything else important about Hugh Trevor-Roper and the crisis?
At times the discussion became quite heated.

Question: What experts did it provoke?
Self-contained rewrite: What experts did Hugh Trevor-Roper's theory about the crisis provoke?