Did Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon have a good personal relationship?

Yes, according to many sources and accounts. She was the so oft said, "wife of his youth." History has shown that the woman a man loves and marries in his youth, will often, not in all cases, hold a very strong emotional connection, where the man is concerned. You've all heard the saying, "They never leave their wives." This is where this type of bonding comes in. In many cases, the couple will have literallygrown up together.They will often have bonded to one an-others families as well. If children are involved, that bond is even made much more stronger. Time only increases the emotional attachment that exists between a couple who have been together for many years.

King Henry had known Catherine since childhood. He had admired her from the time she was the young wife of his brother, Aurthur. And before many pregnancies, ill health and stress had taken their toll, Catherine was a very pretty girl. With light reddish hair, blue eyes and a very pale complexion, she was considered to measure up well to the beauty standards of her day. She was very short, but this was easily overlooked when she was still a slight, thin, beautiful girl with cascading strawberry blond hair.

It wasn't only Catherine's looks that held Henry's heart so firmly. She was extremely well educated and could converse with him on his level. She was also very exuberant and usually wore a pretty smile on her attractive face. Catherine enjoyed a game as much as anyone and always enjoyed Henry's childish games which found them running around the castle. Indeed, they were very young.

In essence, Catherine of Aragon was more than his wife. She was, in essence, family. No one understood him like she did. And he may have found some mothering in her too. He loved her cooking, her sewing, and still requested these services after his involvement with Anne Boleyn.